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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to designation of the state dessert; 2
creating s. 15.0522, F.S.; designating strawberry 3
shortcake with natural Florida dairy topping as the 4
official state dessert; providing an effective date. 5
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WHEREAS, more than 10,000 acres of strawberries are planted 7
annually in the greater Plant City area, accounting for 75 8
percent of the United States' winter strawberry crop, and 9
WHEREAS, beginning in the spring of 1930, and again in 1948 10
after a 6-year hiatus during and following World War II, the 11
Florida Strawberry Festival, held in Plant City and organized by 12
the Plant City Lions Club, was revived by American Legion Post 13
#26 and other area civic o rganizations, and 14
WHEREAS, each spring, the Florida Strawberry Festival 15
welcomes visitors from around the world to celebrate this slice 16
of Americana and the area's bountiful harvests, and 17
WHEREAS, approximately 200,000 strawberry shortcakes, the 18
festival's signature dessert, are served each year at the 19
Florida Strawberry Festival, making it a staple among festival 20
attendees, and 21
WHEREAS, strawberry shortcake is a dessert consisting of a 22
base of shortcake, which resembles a biscuit with a touch of 23
cake, a layer of sweet, sliced strawberries, and a healthy 24
dollop of whipped cream, and 25
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WHEREAS, in 2000, the Guinness Book of World Records 26
recognized Plant City as home of the biggest shortcake in the 27
world, NOW, THEREFORE, 28
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 30
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Section 1. Section 15.0522, Florida Statutes, is created 32
to read: 33
15.0522 Official state dessert. —Strawberry shortcake with 34
natural Florida dairy topping is designated as the official 35
Florida state dessert. 36
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 37