In the stores, always choose locally grown strawberries during the harvesting season (they are sweeter and juicier than those that are bred for shipment). Remember, your local strawberry season only lasts 3 to 4 weeks. When purchasing berries from the grocery store, shop with your nose.
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Store the strawberries in a zip-lock bag. To do this, simply wash and hull the strawberries and then slice each one in half. Place the strawberries in a bowl, and sprinkle some sugar on them (about 1 part sugar for every 6 parts strawberries).
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For Longer Storage. If you're not planning on using the strawberries within a few days, you're better off freezing them than trying to keep them all fresh and unblemished. Frozen strawberries are perfect for whirling in smoothies, turning into sauces, or baking up in pies, tarts, cakes, and other treats.
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Make a syrup using 1 1/4 cups water to each 1 cup sugar. Dissolve the sugar in either cold or hot water; if hot water is used, be sure to chill the syrup before using. Use about 1/2 to 1/3 cup of syrup for each pint container. Place whole or sliced berries in containers and cover with cold syrup.
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Store Strawberries in the Freezer. 1  1. Store the strawberries using the cookie-sheet method. First, place the fresh strawberries on a single layer on a cookie sheet after removing their stems. 2  2. Store the strawberries with simple syrup. To do this, simply make simple syrup by combining 4 cups of water with every 1 cup of sugar.
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By the end of strawberry season, I often have enough to make jam and there are always plenty around for a few smoothies! 1  Food Preservation & Pickling. Get the Most Out of Your Strawberries by Storing and Preserving Them Well. 2  Local Ingredients. Make Delicious Use of the Best Strawberries. 3  Freezing Food.
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General Rules. 1  1. Do not wash the strawberries if you're storing them in the fridge. 2  2. Remove any moldy strawberries immediately. 3  3. Store the strawberries at room temperature if you'll eat them in a few hours.  4. Don't store the strawberries in the plastic containers they came in.
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Don't you dare wash the strawberries until you're ready to eat them or use them—strawberries are like small sponges, ready to soak up all the water they can come into contact with, and once they've soaked it up, they are quicker to turn to mush and rot away even if they've been thoroughly patted dry.
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Remove the hulls with the tip of a floating blade peeler. Chill the fruit in ice water to lower its temperature for fast freezing. When packaging for freezing: Do not fill containers completely; allow a head space of 1/2 inch for pints, 1/4 inch for 1/2 pints, and 1 inch for quarts.
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Beautiful strawberries. There are perks to dealing with 857% humidity in August, one of those being the ability to pick a couple of pounds of fresh strawberries in late February/early March. Unless you’re a hoarder, and then you picked 14 lbs of fresh strawberries in late February. I am a hoarder. 2 baking sheets and large bowl full of strawberries. And we didn’t have to toss a single berry before it was baked with or eaten.
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how to wash and store strawberries
The process to wash and store strawberries is as follows. Wash and hull the strawberries and then slice each one in half. Place the strawberries in a bowl and sprinkle some sugar on them, about 1 part sugar for every 6 parts strawberries. Store the strawberries in a zip-lock bag. To do this, simply wash and hull the strawberries and then slice each one in half. Place the strawberries in a bowl, and sprinkle some sugar on them about 1 part sugar for every 6 parts strawberries. Store the strawberries in a zip-lock bag. To do this, simply wash and hull the strawberries and then slice each one in half. Place the strawberries in a bowl, and sprinkle some sugar on them (about 1 part sugar for every 6 parts strawberries).