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Sinking in Surplus Strawberries?
by Tawra Kellam
Description: Ideas for using surplus strawberries from your garden.
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Ah June! 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 U.S. 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 from Tawra Kellam at
http://www.LivingOnADime.com.
~ Think small. Don't plant too many plants in your garden. Plant just
enough for what you need.
~ If you don't have a garden, shop early in the morning when the
store marks down their produce. Great deals can be found. I found 4
lbs. of strawberries $1.49. Only 2 strawberries were bad. Just wash
and freeze.
~ 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.
~ Top on cereal or oatmeal, add milk for a cream flavor.
~ Mix leftover jam with 3/4cup of hot water and shake. Pour into
Popsicle molds and freeze.
Easy Strawberry Jam
3 qts. fresh strawberries
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
In large microwave-safe bowl, combine strawberries, sugar, and lemon
juice. Cover loosely and microwave on high 15 seconds. Stir mixture
to dissolve sugar. Microwave on high, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
Stir mixture well and check to see if it is done by putting a little
on a spoon and placing it in the freezer for 5 minutes uncovered.
Look at the preserves on the spoon. They should be thick but not
hard. For slightly thicker preserves, microwave on high for another
5 minutes. For sweeter preserves, stir in a little more sugar then
cook another minute. Spoon preserves into jars and refrigerate or
cool at room temperature; spoon into plastic bags and freeze. Makes
7 cups.
Tawra Kellam is the publisher of http://www.LivingOnADime.com and
is an expert in frugal living. Tawra and her husband paid off
$20,000 debt in 5 years on $22,000 a year income.
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