Strawberries

[miffy63]

What were strawberries called before they were grown on straw?

[Ethel]

Their proper name, strewberries, because of the way the plant runners strew (spread) across the ground.

Now, what were barn owls called before barns?

[n00dles]

Berries !!

Ethel, your wicked! LOL :o}

[PinkFizz]

not-grown- on -strawberries?? only joking!

[nickmo]

And to add - one method of collecting them was to string the berry onto straw like beads.

And strawberries are not actually berries.