We went strawberry picking yesterday and I was determined to go home with a satisfactory amount of berries. Every year I polish the strawberries off within a week and wonder why I didn't pick more. I took pictures at the field of course.
So Aaron and I picked about 9 quarts of berries. And cleaned them. And cut them.
I made freezer jam (project page here), strawberry shortcake topping, ice cream topping, strawberry popsicles, strawberry juice and froze some whole berries. If we get snowed in for months this winter, we can live off strawberries.
Looks delicious! Oh, and I almost spit out my drink when I read "Chopping broccoli". I tend to sing that while chopping veggies.
ReplyDeleteMmm. The stawberries look delicious!
ReplyDeleteYou are my hero! I dunno how you manage a job and a marriage and can still be so cute and domestic but I love how you always find the coolest things to do!
ReplyDeleteWhat's more amazing than all those strawberries is now CLEAN your freezer is! And I love that you have cocktail mix in there. hee-hee.
ReplyDeleteMmmmm. I just made strawberry jam a few months ago. I live in Louisiana so the berries ripen a bit sooner than NY. I've been loving it on english muffins.
ReplyDeleteI am totally trying the freezer jam thing!! Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! My husband and I are going berry picking this month! I am going to have to make that strawberry jam, no question about that. For the popcicles, did you just use strawberry juice? So smart about doing the strawberry shortcake topping, too! Thank you for so many great ideas.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait until the raspberries are ripe around here! I am totally going to try that freezer jam thing. The strawberries just keep rolling in here. Every week I buy 4-6 quarts and eat them over the weekend with who ever I am spending time with. YUM!
ReplyDeleteThis last time I made strawberry crepes with a strawberry sauce and devenshire cream. It was delish.
My mom and I just made a ton of jam today with lots of berries left over, how do you make shortcake topping?
ReplyDeletelove the freezer jam idea!
ReplyDeleteI want to go strawberry picking! I shouldn't knock it, though. We're lucky enough to be able to "sorta" pick pumpkins in the fall...[they're already cut off the vine & left on the ground like some scavenger-challenged Easter egghunt. kill joy.]
ReplyDeletePs...strawberries are dang expensive from the market.
you have an egg salt cellar. *insanely jealous*
ReplyDeleteoooooh, i didn't know there were freezer jam kits! will def. have to try this :)
ReplyDeletealso, i'm jealous. strawberry season down here (mississippi) is around april and i always miss the big festival b/c i think it should be in may/june :)
You must have picked strawberries for hours!!! I hope you share all your recipes! (You're my strawberry hero!!)
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! I didn't know there was such a thing as freezer jelly. I'll have to remember this for next year as strawberry season here is also past its prime! :)
ReplyDeleteI love strawberry freezer jam. I made some blueberry last year. YUMMY!
ReplyDeleteDo you know how long the freezer jam will stay good for in the freezer?
ReplyDeleteFreezer jam will stay good in a freezer for up to one year.
ReplyDeleteOh, mercy! This was one thing I wanted to do this season and your post just reminded me of that. Your strawberry snacks sound wonderful.
ReplyDeletehi, I live in southwest Mississipp and I would like to find a strawberry farm where I can take my kids and grandkids. Is there one near where you live I can contact to go pick strawberries? you can contact me here. thanks. CarolM.
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