Strawberry Tips

Johnson's Strawberries All Year

Wash, hull and slice into large, shallow pan or bowl. Sweeten with 3/4 cup sugar to 4 cups prepared berries. Stir and let stand in pan/bowl until sugar dissolves (1-3 minutes), then put into freezer containers leaving 1/2 inch head space for expansion. Put into freezer immediately. Berries can also be crushed, then sweetened and frozen.

To use frozen strawberries thaw only until berries can be broken apart. Serve while fruit still has a few ice crystals for fresh-like flavor.


Johnson Strawberry Tips

Store berries in the coolest part of your home (refrigerator, basement, garage, floor, etc.)
* Do not remove hulls before washing
* Do not rinse off berries until you are ready to use them
* Grade your berries - use ripest ones first
*Use or freeze berries right away---homegrown berries don't last long!