Strawberries

The price of strawberries will soon go up. With the change of seasons. I refuse
to pay the price of fresh ones in the fall, and winter months. I don't care too
much for the frozen ones. But, I will probably buy them frozen, because I love
strawberries in yogurt so much. Blueberries too, and sometimes blackberries.

Is there any other thoughts to this, from anyone? Maybe buy a bunch fresh,
before the price goes up, then freeze them? Or what ways to make the frozen
ones taste better? I was thinking running them through a food processer, or
grinding them up, adding splenda. Or even some low sugar jelly or jam, in
replace of the fresh fruit?
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On 02 Sep 2004 14:56:30 GMT, (Sunshyne) wrote:

The price of strawberries will soon go up. With the change of seasons. I refuse
to pay the price of fresh ones in the fall, and winter months. I don't care too
much for the frozen ones. But, I will probably buy them frozen, because I love
strawberries in yogurt so much. Blueberries too, and sometimes blackberries.

I partially freeze berries on a cookie sheet to keep them separate.
Then I double bag into freezer bags, squeezing the air out. This
seems to work fairly well for keeping them a few months.

On 02 Sep 2004 14:56:30 GMT, (Sunshyne) wrote:

The price of strawberries will soon go up. With the change of seasons. I refuse
to pay the price of fresh ones in the fall, and winter months. I don't care too
much for the frozen ones. But, I will probably buy them frozen, because I love
strawberries in yogurt so much. Blueberries too, and sometimes blackberries.

I partially freeze berries on a cookie sheet to keep them separate.
Then I double bag into freezer bags, squeezing the air out. This
seems to work fairly well for keeping them a few months.

"Sunshyne" wrote in message
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The price of strawberries will soon go up. With the change of seasons. I
refuse
to pay the price of fresh ones in the fall, and winter months. I don't
care too
much for the frozen ones. But, I will probably buy them frozen, because I
love
strawberries in yogurt so much. Blueberries too, and sometimes
blackberries.

Is there any other thoughts to this, from anyone? Maybe buy a bunch fresh,
before the price goes up, then freeze them? Or what ways to make the
frozen
ones taste better? I was thinking running them through a food processer,
or
grinding them up, adding splenda. Or even some low sugar jelly or jam, in
replace of the fresh fruit?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Atkins since 1/17/04
CCLL 40
267/185/135
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As you free yourself from the past, your energy becomes available for the
present.


A small grind of black pepper makes a world of difference to fresh
strawberries. Sounds wierd, I know, but it really works. Here in the uk we
get very bland strawberries in the autumn and winter - this perks them up.

Gary Griffiths
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On 02 Sep 2004 14:56:30 GMT, Sunshyne wrote:

The price of strawberries will soon go up. With the change of seasons. I
refuse
to pay the price of fresh ones in the fall, and winter months. I don't
care too
much for the frozen ones. But, I will probably buy them frozen, because
I love
strawberries in yogurt so much. Blueberries too, and sometimes
blackberries.

Is there any other thoughts to this, from anyone? Maybe buy a bunch
fresh,
before the price goes up, then freeze them? Or what ways to make the
frozen
ones taste better? I was thinking running them through a food processer,
or
grinding them up, adding splenda. Or even some low sugar jelly or jam, in
replace of the fresh fruit?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Atkins since 1/17/04
CCLL 40
267/185/135
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As you free yourself from the past, your energy becomes available for the
present.


Freeze them using dry ice (an Alton Brown trick), then put in the
freezer. They won't be mushy.

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Bob in CT
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"Sunshyne" wrote

Is there any other thoughts to this, from anyone? Maybe buy a bunch fresh,
before the price goes up, then freeze them?

I don't care for the texture of frozen strawberries, so I rarely bother with
either purchased or home frozen. When they go out of season, I buy frozen
blueberries and blackberries which I think are very good. Great with yogurt
or cottage cheese, or topped with a little sweetened whip cream and a
sprinkle of cinnamon. I just consider strawberries a seasonal treat for the
summer.

HG

"Sunshyne" wrote

Is there any other thoughts to this, from anyone? Maybe buy a bunch fresh,
before the price goes up, then freeze them?

I don't care for the texture of frozen strawberries, so I rarely bother with
either purchased or home frozen. When they go out of season, I buy frozen
blueberries and blackberries which I think are very good. Great with yogurt
or cottage cheese, or topped with a little sweetened whip cream and a
sprinkle of cinnamon. I just consider strawberries a seasonal treat for the
summer.

HG

On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 14:10:21 -0400, Hannah Gruen
wrote:

"Sunshyne" wrote

Is there any other thoughts to this, from anyone? Maybe buy a bunch
fresh,
before the price goes up, then freeze them?

I don't care for the texture of frozen strawberries, so I rarely bother
with
either purchased or home frozen. When they go out of season, I buy frozen
blueberries and blackberries which I think are very good. Great with
yogurt
or cottage cheese, or topped with a little sweetened whip cream and a
sprinkle of cinnamon. I just consider strawberries a seasonal treat for
the
summer.

HG



Supposedly if you freeze the berries using dry ice, they won't be mushy.
Here's Alton Brown's technique for doing this (see www.foodtv.com):

1 quart strawberries, de-stemmed
1 (3 pound) block dry ice

Wash strawberries and place in a paper towel-lined colander. Cover with
another paper towel and place in the refrigerator for 4 hours.

Break your dry ice into small pieces, and toss with berries in a large
bowl. Place into a container and cover with a towel. Place this in a
cooler for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove berries and put into sealable bags and
store in the freezer.

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Bob in CT
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On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 14:10:21 -0400, Hannah Gruen
wrote:

"Sunshyne" wrote

Is there any other thoughts to this, from anyone? Maybe buy a bunch
fresh,
before the price goes up, then freeze them?

I don't care for the texture of frozen strawberries, so I rarely bother
with
either purchased or home frozen. When they go out of season, I buy frozen
blueberries and blackberries which I think are very good. Great with
yogurt
or cottage cheese, or topped with a little sweetened whip cream and a
sprinkle of cinnamon. I just consider strawberries a seasonal treat for
the
summer.

HG



Supposedly if you freeze the berries using dry ice, they won't be mushy.
Here's Alton Brown's technique for doing this (see www.foodtv.com):

1 quart strawberries, de-stemmed
1 (3 pound) block dry ice

Wash strawberries and place in a paper towel-lined colander. Cover with
another paper towel and place in the refrigerator for 4 hours.

Break your dry ice into small pieces, and toss with berries in a large
bowl. Place into a container and cover with a towel. Place this in a
cooler for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove berries and put into sealable bags and
store in the freezer.

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Bob in CT
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I go to sam's club and buy 6 pound bags of big fresh frozen strawberries.

while they are still frozen I run them through my quisenart and slice them
into slender frozen slices of strawberries.

I then put the sliced frozen strawberries back into the six pound bag.

whenever I want a treat, i pour one cup of heavy whipping cream in the
blender and froth it up. I then add a couple large handfuls of frozen
strawberry slices and blend away!

the result is very delicious strawberry ice cream.

I used to and splenda but found that I didn't need it.

give it a try!

I used to eat bacon for breakfast ... now I wrap my bacon around scallaps

I tell you ... life just keeps getting better and better!

Placid
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"Bob in CT" wrote in message
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On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 14:10:21 -0400, Hannah Gruen
wrote:

"Sunshyne" wrote

Is there any other thoughts to this, from anyone? Maybe buy a bunch
fresh,
before the price goes up, then freeze them?

I don't care for the texture of frozen strawberries, so I rarely bother
with
either purchased or home frozen. When they go out of season, I buy frozen
blueberries and blackberries which I think are very good. Great with
yogurt
or cottage cheese, or topped with a little sweetened whip cream and a
sprinkle of cinnamon. I just consider strawberries a seasonal treat for
the
summer.

HG



Supposedly if you freeze the berries using dry ice, they won't be mushy.
Here's Alton Brown's technique for doing this (see www.foodtv.com):

1 quart strawberries, de-stemmed
1 (3 pound) block dry ice

Wash strawberries and place in a paper towel-lined colander. Cover with
another paper towel and place in the refrigerator for 4 hours.

Break your dry ice into small pieces, and toss with berries in a large
bowl. Place into a container and cover with a towel. Place this in a
cooler for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove berries and put into sealable bags and
store in the freezer.

--
Bob in CT
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