Show Round th County With Naomi Freeze and Can Ripe IUpe Utah i r The 2 weeks of ot June is the best st time to put Utah strawberries strawberries straw straw- berries bt In your our freezer for shortcakes shortcakes shortcakes short short- cakes sundaes or other treats the year around advises Professor Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor Alison Ahson n B. B Call Jr Extension Extension Exten Exten- sion filon horticulturist at Utah State University Logan Select fruit that is ripe red all allover allover over o sound firm and slightly tart Many Utah strawberry var vat varieties varl l ides tlE's are superior far for canning and freezing to the common var varieties now being shipped in from California Professor Call adds This Is is based on year 3 a 8 3 test by the Horticulture Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment scientists of the freezing I and canning quality of strawberry strawberry straw straw- I berry rry varieties commonly I I here Tests have also shown that tha I for the tallest flavor or in frozen strawberries the best sweetening I is dry granulated sugar thoroughly with the fruit I II I I II For appearance that is for fo I I holding shape or texture of the i whole berries bt packing in syr has the advantage and is less like likely I to bruise the delicate fruit Be Because the syrup contains s swater water it dilutes the strawberry flavor more than than dry sugar does In the I test one part sugar to four parts pam by weight ot of halve strawberries rated best flavor But next best was 40 per cent centI I s sugar gar syrup or a syrup mixture mixture- one part light corn to three parts sugar syrup You may want to UI reeze some containers of whole berries in syrup to top the shortcake an and 1 I also freeze containers of crushed or sliced berries mixed with dr dry dr sugar for fillings sauces or lor tor lora tora a delicious chilled fruit dessert I the Home Agent suggests j I Heres Here's how to prepare strawberries in granulated sugar about 3 2 quart of 01 fresh finn firm ripe tire berr berries s are n needed d d for pint to be frol frozen n Wash berries berrie a few at a time in cold water wate Lift berries gently genII out of the water and drain Remove REmo cap caps Then slice Into a bowl bwl or shallow J pan Sprinkle sugar over o th thI the I berries berries t 4 3 cup to each quart of berries Turn th the berries over O I and over o until sugar i I dissolved and juice forms Par Park beIr berrIn berr- berr In freezer containers lean I s 's I Y p t tInch Inch Inch head bead pa space pace e in II mouth mouth td ed d pint bo box Press berries down dow Into jul Juice Seat Seal the fre freezer r container con con- Ulner Label I the name of l fruit and date frozen then store at ato 0 o degrees s F F. or below |