On Monday, Kathryn and I had fun putting up 8 gallons of strawberries together! This is how we did it:
Step 1: Put strawberries in a large dishpan, and fill with cold water. Let them sit for a few minutes.
Step 2: Drain the berries in a colander.
Step 3: Stem them. We used sharp knives. Take as little of the berry as possible.
Step 4: Put strawberries through the food processor with a slicing blade. Or, you can quarter them.
Step 5: Put 4 c. of sliced berries in a glass measuring cup and stir 1/4 c. of sugar. Be sure to stir gently or they will get mushed.
Step 6: Pour strawberries into a labeled quart-sized FREEZER plastic bag and gently squeeze air out. Make sure you don’t get any juice on the zipper of the bag, or it will not seal and the berries will leak in your freezer!
Step 7: Place bags on a flat tray in a single layer and put in the freezer. When they are frozen, you can take the tray out.
The berries are now ready to be used in your favorite dessert or salad. We like to use them, along with a quart of frozen peaches, 1 cup of frozen blueberries, and 3-4 fresh bananas, to make a yummy breakfast.
“Who can find a virtuous woman? … She worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar. (Proverbs 31: 10, 13, 14)
It was such fun to work with you, Cocoa-Beth!! Thank you for your joy and your love of working in the kitchen. You are a blessing to me…. I can’t wait to do strawberries with you again!
Way to go Kathryn and Lauren! Those strawberries look so good. I agree that it is fun to work in the kitchen, especially with a sibling. 🙂 Keep up the great work and wonderful joy!
Cocoa, that was a great post! Yum, those strawberries look good! They aren’t in season up here yet, but we have blossoms and tiny green berries on our plants. 🙂 It will be a couple of weeks before we’re picking them.
I loved hearing about how you girls work together. 🙂
Lauren and Kathryn, these strawberries are beautiful! Did you grow them and pick them? They look delicious! Good job!!
Lauren-
Thank you for writing such a super delicious post! 🙂 Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits. Your explanation was so clear and helpful. Your hard work along with your sweet smile is a joy to see- even more than eight gallons of sweet strawberries.
What a blessing to have the berries done so quickly and sweetly by you girls! Thanks for blessing me and our whole family by your cheerful work ethic!