TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — A proposal that may designate strawberry shortcake as Florida’s state dessert, to not be confused with the state pie, is able to be served up in each legislative chambers.
The Home State Affairs Committee on Wednesday gave last committee approval to a invoice (HB 567) that may result in strawberry shortcake — topped by “a wholesome dollop” of whipped cream to honor the state’s dairy trade — becoming a member of 43 different state symbols that embrace the state flag, state rodeo, state fiddle contest, state fruit, state reptile and state wildflower.
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The Home and Senate have taken a lighthearted method to the proposal, with Rep. Lawrence McClure, R-Dover, calling the proposal “the sweetest invoice you’re going to listen to all day and doubtless all yr.”
The proposal highlights the hundreds of acres of strawberries grown annually, notably within the Plant Metropolis space.
The Orange grew to become the state fruit in 2005. Key lime pie has been the state pie since 2006.
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“We’re not stepping on the pie,” McClure mentioned. “The important thing lime pie is a state pie. We’re not displacing that. Truly, I believe we have been speaking about key lime pie, possibly greater than we have now because it grew to become the state pie. So, that’s factor.”
The total Senate is scheduled to take up its model of the invoice (HB 1006) on Thursday.
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