Drowning in Strawberries

[neotoma]

I have 4 quarts of strawberries... there is no way I can eat them *all* before they go bad.

This is because I went to the Adelphi Strawberry Festival yesterday with twistedchick, and we decided to purchase a flat and split them. Perhaps this was not the wisest idea ever.

Anyone have strawberry themed recipe suggestions for me?

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[legionseagle.livejournal.com]

Last time I found myself in that particular predicament we made strawberry daiquiris from the recipe in the Good Housekeeping cookery book. They were amazing.

Or there is always jam.

[wordplay.livejournal.com]

Heh, Marc and the kids picked 20 pounds (2 heaping flats) of strawberries yesterday, so guess what I've spent the weekend doing.

I made a strawberry pie with a graham cracker crust, some strawberry lemonade concentrate (which I put up into jars, but which could also be frozen), base for strawberry ice cream in little quart bags, strawberry sauce for baked goods and ice cream, and there's a batch of strawberry jam simmering now. Recipes available if you want 'em.

If you want to bake something, a couple of weeks ago I sort of made up a berry cake recipe which was quite good. It's a basic sponge (1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 t vanilla, 1 c flour), and then I chopped up some berries (I used a mix of blackberries, blueberries and strawberries since I was cleaning out the fridge, but this would be excellent with just strawberries), tossed them in flour, and then stirred them in at the end. 8 inch pan, 20 minutes at 350, cool and dust with powdered sugar, and you have a lovely, simple, buttery berry cake.

We really love strawberries here, obviously, but I'll be happy if I don't look at another one again. Everything in my kitchen has red all over it, and I'm roasting beets for dinner. :-|

[wordplay.livejournal.com]

Oh, AND, the theme this month over at bakebakebake is berries, so you might want to wander over there. Somebody made up some gorgeous blueberry hand pies.

[wishwords.livejournal.com]

Strawberry lemonade concentrate? That sounds fantastic.

[wordplay.livejournal.com]

The recipe is here (http://www.recipezaar.com/66453), and it made extra for us so I went ahead and mixed up a batch today. It's excellent; the commenter who thought it was a bit tart might be right - although it's perfect for me, the kids would like it a little sweeter, I think. But it's like summer in a glass, and since we're trying to do better about local and seasonal eating, I'm looking forward to having this once the good berries are gone again.

[wishwords.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[madripoor-rose.livejournal.com]

Slice strawberries thin, put about half a cup of sugar on them, more or less depending on how many you do/how sweet you like them, and leave in the fridge to draw juice for a couple of hours. Strawberry shortcake filling/vanilla ice cream topping.

[saramwrap.livejournal.com]

Strawberries freeze well for future use in recipes - if all else fails, store them!

[eponis.livejournal.com]

With whatever's left (or any berries that are less pretty or partly spoiled), you can always make strawberry jam (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Strawberry-Jam/Detail.aspx) (note the comments on the recipe, of course). It's easy and can be frozen or refrigerated while you use it up, if you don't feel like getting into canning.

[twistedchick]

I went through my boxes last night, sorted out the mushy/damaged ones, cleaned them and threw them in the blender, then put the juice/glop into ice cube trays so I can have strawberry in my drinks. I'm eating them about a box at a meal, also. And tonight I'll figure out something else to do with them...

::yum::

[fuchsoid.livejournal.com]

Put about a pound of strawberries in a preserving jar with a bottle of vodka. Close the jar (using the rubber seal) and stand it in a dark place for about a week. Give it a shake every day or so.

The vodka takes all the colour, perfume and flavour of the fruit, and is delicious at Christmas.

[modillian.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, I have to remember this. It sounds heavenly. The Strawberry Festival in our town just passed us by, and we have loads of the stuff leftover.

[bloodcult.livejournal.com]

Strawberry soup. Whirl them in the blender with a bit of orange juice, then stir in a dash of cinnamon and whisk in a cup or so of buttermilk.

It is a fabulous first course for a summer dinner or... strawberry soup is never really wrong now that I think about it.

[insptr-penguin.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you have any rhuburb within easy access, but strawberry-rhubarb pie is to die for.