What to do with a glut of strawberries?

butterfly72

I had to pick the very ripe strawberries from my allotment tonight and theres loads of them!! I'm going away tomorrow so not sure what to do with them. Its too late to make jam and I don't have the sugar and jars ready, I've made some rhubarb and strawberry cordial to take with me and will take a punnet as a gift to my host. Any other ideas of what I can do quickly?

How do they freeze and whats the best way to go about it?

thanks

Ladyhawk

Yep - just hull them and freeze them. You can make jam then when you are ready. I just put mine in a tupperware and they were fine.

misspenny

haha i'm in exactly the same situation picked over a kg today have just hulled and frozen to deal with next week when i'm home they can also be used in smoothies after they've been frozen. Have left just as many on the plants that are almost ripe. Has anyone got any other ideas we have far too many strawberry plants now and theres only so much jam i can bear to make.

vl2588

Make loadsa jam!

LJM

if you are going away i would have to say freeze them or make strawberry smoothies yum

misskool

Just wash, de-stalk and freeze. If you're planning on making jam, weigh it before you freeze them and write on the bag. Then you can use them from frozen.

butterfly72

Thanks, I've frozen them for smoothies later - what a great idea!!

ALIBOBSY

Strawberry granita is nice, sort of a strawberry sorbet. Think I got the recipe from delia will have a look. Either that or have my kids, they eat that many lol. Mind you got loads on the bushes so think I will have to freeze some as well.

ali x

ALIBOBSY

Yep thought as much rec link here http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/summer-desserts/strawberry-granita.html I also fancy trying the coffee granita I just noticed off her site, sounds yummy.

Ali x

babyshoes

If you dont' want to freeze them all or don't have space, you could always freecycle them - I am sure you would be inundated with requests! Just specify when they must be collected and I am sure someone will be able to pop round this evening.