Although they are about two weeks late, the strawberries are ripe in Wisconsin. There is a very plentiful crop this year, although the recent rains may have some effect. My daughter bought a twelve pound box from a strawberry patch near her home. She didn't have time to deal with all of them, so she brought the rest to me. I froze most of them and made a bowl of sugared and sliced berries for shortcake or ice cream with the rest.
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| Freshly picked Strawberries |
It took no time at all to take the tops off of the strawberries. I learned a long time ago that the easiest way to remove the tops is with a straw. I think my sister's mother in law told her of this process.
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| Take a drinking straw and push it into the bottom of the strawberry. |
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| Push the straw through and the top pops off. |
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| The top is cleanly off and the little white core from the middle of the berry comes out too. |
The only thing left to do was to put the strawberries on cookie sheets and put them into the freezer. Tomorrow I will put the individually frozen berries in bags and return them to the freezer for later.
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| Frozen berries |
Now it's time to eat an ice cream sundae.
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