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Berry Overload!
Sinking in Surplus Strawberries?
By Tawra Kellam
Ah, summer! In the spring we think of a mouth-watering strawberry patch. Now it has turned into a forest with enough strawberries to feed most of the United States.
Undaunted by the mounds of berries in our kitchen, we have visions of row after row of beautiful jars of strawberry jam on our shelves. Then it happens! The first pot boils over leaving a red mess all over the stove, up on the walls and on the counters and floor. Hours later after the kitchen looks like World War III was fought in it, we stand in our kitchen and proudly display our 2 pints of strawberry jam.
Don't despair. Canning isn't the only way to use excess strawberries. Here are some other suggestions to use those mounds of berries:
- Think small. Don't plant too many plants in your garden. Plant just enough for what you need.
- File all your recipes for fruits and veggies in order by the name of the fruit. Then when you need to find recipes for all the extra produce, you can easily find several recipes.
Throw extras into a bag and freeze. Don't waste time freezing them on a tray. They do just as well thrown in a bag. - Use extra strawberries in milkshakes, fruit smoothies, Popsicles and fruit gelatin.
- Use on cereal or oatmeal, and add milk for a cream flavor.
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