Before
After
These were strawberries from the farm down the road, picked by Knut, Silje, and David. They are now strawberry jam, and some (well, a lot)will be frozen to throw into smoothies and smoothie ice pops for the rest of the year. They can really be thrown into a lot of desserts. I’ve always liked those ice pops at the store that use real strawberries. I bet if I added a bunch of sugar to some of these strawberries and froze them up I could make even better ones.
I’m pretty sure the Ice Pop Joy
lady would not approve of all that sugar. I probably shouldn’t tell her that the jars of jam pictured above took roughly 10 pounds of sugar either.
lady would not approve of all that sugar. I probably shouldn’t tell her that the jars of jam pictured above took roughly 10 pounds of sugar either. Before
After
These are strawberries from our very own garden. I can’t believe how many we’re getting, since last year our patch didn’t produce enough for each of us to have one berry. I made a pie with them…and I still have leftovers and we’re still getting more from the garden about every other day. (I did not have the forethought to buy cream to whip up. We had generic cool whip in the freezer, but that kinda taints the beauty of it, don’t you think?) I’m thinking that maybe in future years we will be supplying 100% of our own strawberries.
Notice that berries that ripen on the plant and eaten the same day they’re picked are red throughout…not white insides like in the store. I always thought that’s how they grew. The pie was supposed to set in the fridge for another hour but Knut and I were impatient, so it’s a bit runny.
There are no words that discribe the flavor of our strawberries.
You can stop trying to taste your screen now.
Mom says
June 28, 2011 at 11:28 pmI had to use Windex on my screen to clean it up! 🙂
CJ Olson says
June 29, 2011 at 5:04 amUmmm….that looks SO delcious! I miss strawberries right now!! (We had them in April & May and then they are out of season)…..something about strawberries in the summer to make life special!! 🙂
Anonymous says
June 29, 2011 at 11:24 amIf only you could taste Norwegian strawberry! Oh man, you’d faint, they’re so good!
And blueberry, then ones you pick in “real life” they’re blue inside, not white like you buy in the store.. GooooD!
Helen says
June 29, 2011 at 12:07 pmmmm! I mix yogurt with a spoonful or two of strawberry yam and freeze those into ice pops. Very yummy and a BIT less sugar than freezing them straight. But hey, life it be enjoyed:)
Anonymous says
June 29, 2011 at 12:28 pmOh, i always forget to write my name, i need to get an account on here 😛
-Lise
Kris says
June 30, 2011 at 5:07 amMmmmmm I’m hungry now!