Stephentown Historical Society To Hold Strawberry Festival June 26

Strawberry shortcake will star at the Thirty-fifth Annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 26, under tents at Gardner’s Ice Cream and Coffee Shop, 15879 NY Route 22 in Stephentown. [private]This fund-raiser for the Stephentown Historical Society runs from 11 am to 3 pm.  Strawberries will be served on sponge cake or home-baked biscuits with whipped cream, or with ice cream for sundaes.  Strawberry-rhubarb pie a la mode and whole strawberry-rhubarb pies will also be sold.  Gardner’s is just south of the Stephentown traffic light.  For additional information, call 518-733-5170 or 518-733-6177.
Volunteers will be preparing the strawberries at Gardner’s on Friday, June 24, beginning at 9 am. All are welcome. Please bring your favorite tools for hulling and slicing, and a colander.
The Stephentown Strawberry Festival began in 1982 when the historical society was in its infancy and was preparing for the town’s 1984 bicentennial celebration.  In the course of over 30 years volunteers from the society have picked and prepared about two tons of strawberries and dished up over 6,000 servings of this delectable local product.[/private]