Show Home Agent Gives Gi es Advice On Strawberries By Ora Fay Uintah County Home Agent herewith Strawberry season is here herewith with the promise promis of delightful spring desserts and dishes of fresh strawberries with sugar n creams cream UNFORTUNATELY straw berries do not stay fresh for ever If you want to buy in quantity and preserve them for future use in a form most like fresh berries freeze them admonishes Food and Nutrition Specialist Flora I Bardwell with Utah State I University Extension Services es bethe Frozen strawberries can be the pride Of your freezer freezer- freezer sliced sw sweetened with dry sugar and packed in boxes made of plastic waxed card board or other containers HERE ARE some suggestions for preparing berries for forthe forthe the freezer First select firm ripe strawberries about 3 2 quart of 01 fresh berries are needed for each pint frozen Wash the berries a few at a time in cold cold water Lift then them out of the water gently and an andrain d drain Remove the hulls slice e the berries into a bowl or shallow pan Sprinkle sugar over berries using 3 2 cup to each quart t 1 3 1 pounds of strawberries ries Turn the berries over ove r and over until sugar is dis solved and juice forms PACK BERRIES in con con- container tamer leaving h inch head hea d space in the wide mouth pint pin t box Place a small piece o of f crumpled parchment paper on o n top of the berries Press her bel herries ries down into juice Place the lid on press it i t firmly to seal Make sure th the e seal is watertight Label th the e package with strawberries and the date frozen Freeze i ithe in inthe n the freezer compartment of o othe e the refrigerator and then store at 0 degrees F or below Suggested maximum home storage period to maintain th the e quality in strawberries is 12 1 2 months Mrs Bardwell said |