SOOKIE: I’ve got to make strawberry shortcake for 200 people. I think I’m gonna need strawberries.
Shortcake is a dessert made from a small sweet cake, or from what Americans call a biscuit – a small quickbread similar in appearance to a scone. Recipes for strawberry shortcake can be found in English cook books as far back as the 16th century. It is a common summer dessert in the US.
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