Editing Shortcake (section)

==Festivals==
In the United States, strawberry shortcake parties were held as celebrations of the summer fruit harvest. This tradition is upheld in some parts of the United States on June 14, which is Strawberry Shortcake Day.<ref name="Chesman">{{cite book |last1=Chesman |first1=Andrea |last2=Raboff |first2=Fran |title=250 Treasured Country Desserts: Mouthwatering, Time-honored, Tried & True, Soul-satisfying, Handed-down Sweet Comforts |date=1 January 2009 |publisher=Storey Publishing |isbn=978-1-60342-152-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rHa-0vRw0i8C&pg=PR13 |access-date=13 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

The city of Lebanon, Oregon, holds the Strawberry Festival each year on the first full weekend of June. Since 1931, the festival has featured the "Worlds Largest Strawberry Shortcake", which is transported by float during the Grand Parade and then served by the Strawberry Queen and her Court to festival visitors. The title of "Worlds Largest" is an honorary title. At approximately 5,700&nbsp;lbs, the cake does not definitively hold the world record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Worlds Largest Strawberry Shortcake |url=https://www.lebanonstrawberryfest.com/worlds-largest-strawberry-shortcake.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Lebanon Strawberry Festival |language=en}}</ref>