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| Bee Haven Maven |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 05:51:42 AM
Forever!! Well, last year I planted 75 strawberry plants. They were very immature plants and we had no harvest, but over the year they grew and grew and I was able to split them and start new plants this year. Now, all of the plants have begun to produce and I have strawberries coming out my ears!!! Not complaining!! Thought you might like to see my beauties.......This was just one of 15 heaping quarts....and I probably only picked a tenth of what yet needs to ripen. Yikes.....not sure if my freezer is big enough!
Keep Smiling.....Bev
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| Bridge |
Posted - Jun 19 2007 : 3:38:04 PM
Bev,
Those are some beauty's!! I love your jars and labels!! Adorable!!
~~Bridge's Blog~~
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| Runbikegrrl |
Posted - Jun 18 2007 : 3:51:35 PM
Oh Bev those are grand!!! Lucky , lucky you I only have about 1o strawberry plants right now and they are under a tree getting way too much shade!
"So many interests so little time!"
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| Carol Sue |
Posted - Jun 18 2007 : 1:55:01 PM
Oh my gosh, they look so yummy. Good job Bev.
Carol Sue
Life is short, enjoy every moment. |
| Alee |
Posted - Jun 17 2007 : 8:16:50 PM
Tracy-
Those sound wonderful! Don't you just love the taste of freshly grown and picked strawberries? I love strawberries so much, but it seems like the ones in the store just don't have the same level of flavor. They seem washed out to me. I am going to see if I can't find some strawberry plants at one of the nurseries in town. Perhaps I could get a small crop this year and more next year.
Alee
Alee
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| mommatracy |
Posted - Jun 17 2007 : 4:48:44 PM
Beautiful strawberries! In high school our father had acres of strawberries and we had to get up before school to pick them. We had other help picking but we were out there b4 and after school, saturdays. We especially didn't mind because we got paid by the quart...20cents. We had contests in the field to see who could pick the most and not leave any in the row. We made it fun. We made enough money to buy ourselves new swimsuits and money for our jr.sr. weekends at the beach. We ate our share as we made our way up and down the rows. By the end of the day we were sold out! It was a good business. Strawberry shortcake was a favorite treat then and still is. We foun d the perfect cake mix to use. Tried them all and this one is by far the best. Duncan Hines Butter Recipe Cake Mix. Bake the cake in a sheet pan. I put hulled strawberries in a large metal bowl ,sprinkle a good amt. of sugar over them and chop them up with a hand held chopper. I leave them pretty chunky. The sugar makes the berries very juicy. Spoon strawberries over a square of cake in a small dish and top with Cool Whip. It is simple to make and delicious. Try it. |
| Lavendar fields dreamer |
Posted - Jun 14 2007 : 7:39:42 PM
thanks bev i appreciate it |
| Aunt George |
Posted - Jun 14 2007 : 7:36:30 PM
Bev, Those are the best strawberries I've seen all season, and your label is fabulous!!! The little bee is so cute......Could I have the recipe too??? Please?????
Oh, LOVE the little honey pot in the background!! I have an easy yummy drop scotch scone recipe to trade for the jam recipe!!
Love and hugs,
G
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| Bee Haven Maven |
Posted - Jun 14 2007 : 7:19:55 PM
I will email my recipe to you tomorrow.....got to get to bed, now.
Keep Smiling.....Bev
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| Lavendar fields dreamer |
Posted - Jun 14 2007 : 4:48:56 PM
ok is there anyway i could get the jam recipe, i only have a freezer jam recipe that is sooooo good |
| Cindy Lee |
Posted - Jun 14 2007 : 4:16:05 PM
Bev, That will be easy enough to fix on the next batch! Organic sugar may be a bit more expensive but you will REALLY be able to use that label! The jars look too cute! |
| Bee Haven Maven |
Posted - Jun 12 2007 : 1:11:17 PM
Well, here is the solution for now. I tried a new recipe for jam (my own) and I think I may have gotten it right for once!
 
Oh pooey....I just realized that the sugar was not organic....so my label has to go!! Oh well, this is only for our own consumption....
Keep Smiling.....Bev
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| Love-in-a-Mist |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 2:51:08 PM
YUM! You're lucky my little girl doesn't live near you. You wouldn't have any left!
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| Alee |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 10:23:02 AM
Yum! I third the motion for a u-pick field! Maybe you could put a sign on the road and let people do an honor system? Or only do it on a Saturday or something when you can be out their to monitor it.
Alee |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 07:38:54 AM
Those strawberries look absolutely delicious! I wish I had a place for strawberry plants too! Enjoy your bumper crop. I'm sure you'll have lots of preserves to get you through the winter.
Dawn in IL |
| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 07:13:07 AM
you can wind up with a blueberry and strawberry picking deal/know you mentioned a blueberry picking deal..but maybe you can have a strawberry picking u-pick thing too:0) love those berries, they look wonderful.
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| Kathie |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 06:17:22 AM
Bev!! Your such a busy!! Productive girl!! Those look fantastic too!
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 06:08:29 AM
So lucky! They are absolutely lovely--gorgeous color and even better to eat! I sure wish I had luck with them. I've only tried small scale, in a strawberry pot, but before they even turned somewhat pinkish the birdied got em!
Oh well, they need to eat too, I suppose :)
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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| doglady |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 06:01:26 AM
Oooooooooooh! There would be quite a few that would not even make it into the freezer at my house. They look sooooo good. Enjoy!
Tina
The dogs own the house but the people pay the mortgage!
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