Subj : Re: Pick Your Own
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Feb 14 2023 06:01:00
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> Actually they are edible - if bitter/astringent. As well as having (I
DD> am told) health benefits.
RH> I think I'll pass, indulge in some real strawberries. We should be
RH> getting them in (from Florida) in a few weeks, locally grown by the end
RH> of April/beginning of May.
DD> They also have yellow flowers as opposed to the "real" strawberry's
DD> white flowers w/yellow centers. And the faker's fruit grows upward,
DD> the real guy hangs down.
RH> We used to find wild strawberries in the land surrounding the house
RH> where we grew up. They were much smaller than the commercially grown
RH> but they were much sweeter. That's why I was disappointed to find that
RH> the "strawberries" we had were so bad tasting; I was hoping I'd be able
RH> to get some good ones.
That's were we (my Granddad and I) got the strawberries for the truck
garden. They were growing wild in the woods. We dug up "starts" from
several places and transplanted to the berry patch. Then encouraged the
rizome-like runners to reach out and root, filling in gaps. Our berries
were no bigger than the first joint of my thumb (1 1/2" hull to tip).
Unlike the huuuuuge hybrid berries I see in some Stupormarkup displays.
2 lb Fresh picked strawberries
3 1/2 ts Lemon juice
1 c Sugar
1/2 oz Butter
Take your strawberries and hull them (use a spoon its
faster) In large bowl or pan, mash the strawberries to a
release their juices.
Add strawberries and lemon juice to a large pot. Cook
over low heat about 40 minutes. Place a half ounce of
butter into the strawberries as they boil down and this
will prevent any foam from forming. Stir in the sugar.
Bring to boil over medium heat, about 15 minutes. Pour
into clean, hot sterilized half-pint jars and process
for 15 minutes.
Label and date the jars and store in your pantry.
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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