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Ah June! In the spring we think of a mouth-watering strawberry patch.
Now it has turned into a forest with enough strawberries to feed most
of the U.S. Undaunted by the mounds of berries in our kitchen, we
have visions of row after row of beautiful jars of strawberry jam on
our shelves. Then it happens! The first pot boils over leaving a red
mess all over the stove, up on the walls and on the counters and
floor. Hours later after the kitchen looks like World War III was
fought in it we stand in our kitchen and proudly display our 2 pints
of strawberry jam. Don't despair. Canning isn't the only way to use
excess strawberries. Here are some other suggestions to use those
mounds of berries from Tawra Kellam the author of Not Just Beans, 50
Years of Frugal Family Favorites. For more tips and recipes visit
www.notjustbeans.com.
Think small. Don't plant too many plants in your garden. Plant
just enough for what you need.
File all your recipes for fruits and veggies in order by the
name of the fruit. Then when you need to find recipes for all the
extra produce you can easily find several recipes
Throw extras into a bag and freeze. Don't waste time freezing
them on a tray, they do just as well thrown in a bag.
Use extra strawberries in milkshakes, fruit slush, popsicles,
and fruit gelatin.
Top on cereal or oatmeal, add milk for a cream flavor.
Place strawberries in a blender and process until smooth. Measure 2
cups of strawberry puree. Stir in lemon juice and corn syrup. Line a
15x10 inch jellyroll pan with heavy-duty plastic wrap and tape
plastic wrap to the pan at the corners. Pour strawberry mixture in
prepared pan and spread thin, leaving 1 inch on all sides. You can
adjust this to fit your dehydrator or another pan, be sure it is
spread thin on the pan. Dry in an oven at 150 or a dehydrator for 7-8
hours or until surface is no longer sticky. Remove leather from pan
while still warm and roll up jellyroll fashion. Cut into logs and
wrap in plastic wrap. Make five 2 inch logs
* Any other fruit may be used in place of the strawberries.
Not Just Beans is a frugal cookbook which has over 540 recipes and
400 tips. For more tips and recipes visit our website at
www.notjustbeans.com.
Let's Get Cooking!
While there are many reasons for teaching kids to cook -- less expensive than eating out, preserves family heritage, etc, the most important
reason is that by teaching your child to cook, you're giving him a better chance to be a healthy grown-up. Enabling your child with the ability
to appreciate freshness and to transform ingredients into tasty foods opens their eyes to making wiser choices about what to eat...
Let's Get Cooking!
