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- Terri Hall
- April 21, 2011
- 1:00 pm
- 116 comments
While strawberries can be found at our local supermarkets year-round, we are fast approaching this familiar fruit’s natural season, when you can grow them yourself or go to local farms and pick your own.
Strawberries pack a nutritional punch, being rich in vitamin C and manganese, as well as boasting potassium, folate, vitamind B2, B5, B6, and K, omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, and copper. Available in more than 600 varieties, strawberries can be found in a range of colors, textures and sizes, with the smaller ones, such as the alpine strawberry or fragaria virginiana, usually having the most intense flavor. Experience has probably already told you that strawberries have a very short shelf life, perishing within a few days of purchase. To best store strawberries that are to be eaten within a couple of days, be sure to remove any that have mold or are beginning to turn in order to prevent them from contaminating the other berries. Refrigerate the good berries, well-covered, unwashed and uncut.
Fresh strawberries can also be frozen and stored for up to a year. To freeze them, wash and pat dry the berries gently. Place the berries on a cookie sheet in a single layer and freeze. Once frozen, transfer berries to a heavy, plastic food storage bag, along with a spritz of lemon juice to help them maintain their color.
Of course, naturally sweet, fresh strawberries are beyond yummy, but the culinary possibilities of this fruit are pretty endless, from traditional desserts like shortcake and sorbet to more savory delights, including salads. Whatever your pleasure, when you see these little red wonders at your farmers market, you’ll know that spring has truly come.
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Terri Hall
Terri Hall lives in the Hudson Valley with her family. In addition to writing, Terri works with public television and radio stations/networks in the area of new media, and leads workshops on authentic and empowered living.
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strawberries are my favorite.
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Thank-you for the article. Makes me want to go gt some right now!
Thank-you for the article. Makes me want to go get some right now!
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