Ontario Strawberries

[gale force]

At last, the most lip smacking berries are available. I've gotten used to anemic, bland, no taste berries during the winter in Florida. I must admit though, since the Florida growers crossed their berries with some imported from around this area, they are definitely better than in the past. I've spent some time today cleaning berries for the freezer......eating a few along the way of course....and will be making strawberry jam later this evening. It was always a standing joke with my mom when she made strawberry jam, and if by chance there was any left from the previous season, I only wanted to "new" jam because it tasted so much better! LOL Spoiled little brat that I was, she generally gave it to me.

[Ruby Tuesday]

Where did you get your berries? We usually get ours from the 11th concession (I think), but I can't remember their names.

I told hubby to wait 'till Friday to pick them, b/c I thought we were going to get a good rain today. Last year I made a single batch and we ran out, which isn't the first time. So, this year it will be a double.

I didn't realize that the berries in FLA weren't as good.

[gale force]

I always get my berries at Judds on Decou Road. they may be a little more expensive but they are so carefully picked there were no spoiled berries at all in the 6 litres I got today.

[Ruby Tuesday]

I've heard a lot of people like Judds. We'll be picking shortly! I'm glad to see the rain for them. When I went to Woodstock today they were irrigating on 59 highway (strawberries).

[Spidubic]

Received our first quart today. Cannot wait to get home to eat them.

[gale force]

I was back at Judds today for another basket of berries, and was talking with the young lady at the booth who told me that they have three different types of berries that ripen progressively. Thank goodness we're on the first species and not the last! Had berries in my cereal, berries in my salad, and then plain just by themselves for dessert at dinner. Can you tell I love strawberries!

[Ruby Tuesday]

Oh, I wish! I cannot eat anything except mashy mush.

I am going to make one more batch of jam this week, thinking the double batch I made won't last until next June. I think I'll mash up some berries so I son't miss them for the season!

[gale force]

I always freeze individual berries, package in freezer bags, to have after the season passes. When you defrost the berries, they mostly go to mush but the flavour remains!

[kishgo]

I'm not really a strawberry fan. That being said, I've done all kinds of strawberry freezing, jams, preserves in the past as I love to bake with them. Desserts always taste so much better.
As GF said, FL strawberries are bland, tasteless and poor. Actually worse than that even in season!

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