Strawberries are here!

Strawberries are here!

11:30AM-1:30PM u-pick strawberry farm. $32 later minus 75 cents for a
fudgsicle to keep the
kid happy

9:30pm to 4:00am - 23 pints of strawberry jam put up and probably another
16 pints to go, estimating
the remaining berries that haven't been put up.

Maybe next year I won't pick so much.

Ted

Re: Strawberries are here!


"Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo,com > wrote in message
news:newscache$u8183k$o2s$1@news.ipinc,net ...
> 11:30AM-1:30PM u-pick strawberry farm. $32 later minus 75 cents for a
> fudgsicle to keep the
> kid happy
>
> 9:30pm to 4:00am - 23 pints of strawberry jam put up and probably another
> 16 pints to go, estimating
> the remaining berries that haven't been put up.
>
> Maybe next year I won't pick so much.
>
> Ted
>

yup, I do the same every year. And say the same too. I don't mind the
picking and the jamming - it's standing at the sink for a whole day
cleaning, stemming and coring that I don't like....my back isn't nuts about
it eaither...

I often freeze alot of them, to make jam and jelly, in combination with
other fruits that will come in to season later.

Kathi

Re: Strawberries are here!

In article <DpSdnYjgAbPvPvrVnZ2dnUVZ gmdnZ2d@storm.ca>,
"Kathi Jones" <katjon@storm.ca> wrote:

> "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo,com > wrote in message
> news:newscache$u8183k$o2s$1@news.ipinc,net ...
> > 11:30AM-1:30PM u-pick strawberry farm. $32 later minus 75 cents for a
> > fudgsicle to keep the
> > kid happy
> >
> > 9:30pm to 4:00am - 23 pints of strawberry jam put up and probably another
> > 16 pints to go, estimating
> > the remaining berries that haven't been put up.
> >
> > Maybe next year I won't pick so much.
> >
> > Ted
> >
>
> yup, I do the same every year. And say the same too. I don't mind the
> picking and the jamming - it's standing at the sink for a whole day
> cleaning, stemming and coring that I don't like....my back isn't nuts about
> it eaither...
>
> I often freeze alot of them, to make jam and jelly, in combination with
> other fruits that will come in to season later.
>
> Kathi


Ohfer!! Sit, fercryin'outloud, SIT! Go outside and sit at the picnic
table. SIT!! Assuming right handed, bowl for cleaned berries on the
left, flat of untrimmed berries in the middle, bowl for stems on the
right. I bought a strawberry huller gizmo for 75 cents -- works pretty
good.

Draft a helper! Six-and-a-half-year-old Sam did a credible job helping
us yesterday.

I think you need to spend some time with me, Kath! "-)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Huffy and Bubbles Do France: http :// www .jamlady.eboard,com

Re: Strawberries are here!


"Melba's Jammin'" <barbschaller@earthlink,net > wrote in message
news:barbschaller-2BF342.11214529062008@news.iphouse,com ...
> In article <DpSdnYjgAbPvPvrVnZ2dnUVZ_gmdnZ2d@storm.ca>,
> "Kathi Jones" <katjon@storm.ca> wrote:
>
>> "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo,com > wrote in message
>> news:newscache$u8183k$o2s$1@news.ipinc,net ...
>> > 11:30AM-1:30PM u-pick strawberry farm. $32 later minus 75 cents for
>> > a
>> > fudgsicle to keep the
>> > kid happy
>> >
>> > 9:30pm to 4:00am - 23 pints of strawberry jam put up and probably
>> > another
>> > 16 pints to go, estimating
>> > the remaining berries that haven't been put up.
>> >
>> > Maybe next year I won't pick so much.
>> >
>> > Ted
>> >
>>
>> yup, I do the same every year. And say the same too. I don't mind the
>> picking and the jamming - it's standing at the sink for a whole day
>> cleaning, stemming and coring that I don't like....my back isn't nuts
>> about
>> it eaither...
>>
>> I often freeze alot of them, to make jam and jelly, in combination with
>> other fruits that will come in to season later.
>>
>> Kathi
>
>
> Ohfer!! Sit, fercryin'outloud, SIT! Go outside and sit at the picnic
> table. SIT!! Assuming right handed, bowl for cleaned berries on the
> left, flat of untrimmed berries in the middle, bowl for stems on the
> right. I bought a strawberry huller gizmo for 75 cents -- works pretty
> good.
>
> Draft a helper! Six-and-a-half-year-old Sam did a credible job helping
> us yesterday.
>
> I think you need to spend some time with me, Kath! "-)

LOL! gees Barb, why didn't I think of that? I guess that's why we call you
Mother Superior ;-)

My 9 year old helps pick and helps eat...but stops there. I will try to
recruit her this year tho,

Kathi


> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> Huffy and Bubbles Do France: http :// www .jamlady.eboard,com

Re: Strawberries are here!


"Kathi Jones" <katjon@storm.ca> wrote in message
news:wv2dne5Fzt4tXPrVnZ2dnUVZ_srinZ2d@storm.ca...
>
> "Melba's Jammin'" <barbschaller@earthlink,net > wrote in message
> news:barbschaller-2BF342.11214529062008@news.iphouse,com ...
> > In article <DpSdnYjgAbPvPvrVnZ2dnUVZ_gmdnZ2d@storm.ca>,
> > "Kathi Jones" <katjon@storm.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo,com > wrote in message
> >> news:newscache$u8183k$o2s$1@news.ipinc,net ...
> >> > 11:30AM-1:30PM u-pick strawberry farm. $32 later minus 75 cents
for
> >> > a
> >> > fudgsicle to keep the
> >> > kid happy
> >> >
> >> > 9:30pm to 4:00am - 23 pints of strawberry jam put up and probably
> >> > another
> >> > 16 pints to go, estimating
> >> > the remaining berries that haven't been put up.
> >> >
> >> > Maybe next year I won't pick so much.
> >> >
> >> > Ted
> >> >
> >>
> >> yup, I do the same every year. And say the same too. I don't mind the
> >> picking and the jamming - it's standing at the sink for a whole day
> >> cleaning, stemming and coring that I don't like....my back isn't nuts
> >> about
> >> it eaither...
> >>
> >> I often freeze alot of them, to make jam and jelly, in combination with
> >> other fruits that will come in to season later.
> >>
> >> Kathi
> >
> >
> > Ohfer!! Sit, fercryin'outloud, SIT! Go outside and sit at the picnic
> > table. SIT!! Assuming right handed, bowl for cleaned berries on the
> > left, flat of untrimmed berries in the middle, bowl for stems on the
> > right. I bought a strawberry huller gizmo for 75 cents -- works pretty
> > good.
> >
> > Draft a helper! Six-and-a-half-year-old Sam did a credible job helping
> > us yesterday.
> >
> > I think you need to spend some time with me, Kath! "-)
>
> LOL! gees Barb, why didn't I think of that? I guess that's why we call
you
> Mother Superior ;-)
>

In Oregon when the strawberries
are ripe, they are red all the way through the berry and there is no core so
to speak- you can put a berry in your mouth and squeeze it into mush against
the roof of your mouth with your tongue. The berries are so soft that half
of
them the stems come
off when you pick the berry and if the stems are still on I can pull them
off
as I wash them, no strawberry huller gizmo needed.

During the off season we get the California berries that are picked green
and
force-ripened with ethlyne gas, and they are horrendous in comparison. You
actually have to -chew- the berry to eat it, and it's actually -white- in
the center.

Simply disgusting.

> My 9 year old helps pick and helps eat...but stops there. I will try to
> recruit her this year tho,
>

I did drag my 9 year out out to the farm this year ostensibly to help pick,
but in reality to prevent him from quarreling with his younger sister at
home and driving my wife crazy, but after
he spent 10 minutes petting the couple goats they had, he spend the rest
of the time whining about how hot he was/feet hurt/thirsty/etc.etc. All
the while as I was picking, and basically ignoring him.

Then on the way out of the farm, he refused to
drink from the outside sink because it wasn't "pure" water. Instead he was
campaigning for one of the bottled waters inside their little store that
they
sold for $2. The salesclerk assured him the outside water was "pure" and
said that's what she drank. He eventually broke down and drank from it
when it was apparent that no bottled water was forthcoming.

The grandparents are much better about getting work out of the kids than
my wife and I are. As I recall it wasn't any different when I was a kid. I
think there is some universal law at work, here.

Ted

Re: Strawberries are here!

In article <newscache$u8183k$o2s$1@news.ipinc,net >,
"Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo,com > wrote:

> 11:30AM-1:30PM u-pick strawberry farm. $32 later minus 75 cents for a
> fudgsicle to keep the
> kid happy
>
> 9:30pm to 4:00am - 23 pints of strawberry jam put up and probably another
> 16 pints to go, estimating
> the remaining berries that haven't been put up.
>
> Maybe next year I won't pick so much.
>
> Ted

Yeah, I had a similar thought on Tuesday and Wednesday after
conscripting HWSRN to help me. If I'd left him out of this picture, I'd
only have had 11 pounds to deal with instead of 18-1/2.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Huffy and Bubbles Do France: http :// www .jamlady.eboard,com

Re: Strawberries are here!

On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:23:11 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
<barbschaller@earthlink,net > wrote:

>In article <newscache$u8183k$o2s$1@news.ipinc,net >,
> "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo,com > wrote:
>
>> 11:30AM-1:30PM u-pick strawberry farm. $32 later minus 75 cents for a
>> fudgsicle to keep the
>> kid happy
>>
>> 9:30pm to 4:00am - 23 pints of strawberry jam put up and probably another
>> 16 pints to go, estimating
>> the remaining berries that haven't been put up.
>>
>> Maybe next year I won't pick so much.
>>
>> Ted
>
>Yeah, I had a similar thought on Tuesday and Wednesday after
>conscripting HWSRN to help me. If I'd left him out of this picture, I'd
>only have had 11 pounds to deal with instead of 18-1/2.

And you got no help with the prep work.

Our strawberries came in in early May and are long gone. I have to
keep the neat recipes for next year. Sorta like what happened with
our local newspaper years ago. "What to do with Tomatoes" in
September. They were ripe in our area in July. They finally put a
local gal in charge of the food section and we not only got hints and
recipes for what was available now, we also got info on "you pick"
places.

My projects yesterday were peach ice cream and seedless blackberry
jam. Made the custard and cut up the peaches for the ice cream and
put them in the refrigerator. (Barb, I used a recipe that was very
close to the one you sent me.) Froze it this morning and the bit that
would not fit in the containers I ate. Good stuff. The peaches I
bought Tuesday are sitting on the counter and are still good. Got 2
left. I'm planning to go back to the farmers market this coming week.

DH went out in the yard and picked a couple of quarts of blackberries.
Thanks to the birds we have several spots, including just outside my
kitchen window. I discovered that when you put them through a sieve
(my Squeezo) it takes more than the recipe calls for. Dug out a bag
from the freezer to finish up. Looks good and tastes great, and no
seeds in the teeth.