Strawberry Recipes

Here's our tip for freezing your freshly picked strawberries:

Fruit frozen with sugar or in syrup can be stored for 9 to 12 months. Without sugar they can be stored for only 6 to 8 months.

To thaw your fruit allow 6 to 8 hours in the refrigerator or 2 to 3 hours at room temperature.

Strawberry Jam [A simple recipe]

Makes: 4.5kg (10lb)

2.7kg (6lb) Strawberries
2.7kg (6lb) Sugar
2 Lemons

Wash and hull the strawberries, drying thoroughly.
Place the strawberries into a heavy bottomed saucepan with the juice of the two lemons. Preheat oven to 110°C: 225°F: Gas ¼.
Place the sugar in an ovenproof bowl and put it in the centre of the oven for 10 - 15 minutes. Cook the strawberries over a low heat for about 15 minutes, until tender and the juices are running. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the sugar, until fully dissolved.
Bring to the boil and cook rapidly for 10 - 15 minutes until the setting point is reached. Skim the surface if necessary and pot. [source]

Here are a few websites with strawberry recipes that may interest you.

All About Food - Strawberries

National Summer Fruits

Strawberry Daiquiri

California Strawberry Commission

'I love them coated in sugar. What more do you need?'