We took advantage of a nice afternoon to head on over to our local fruit and berry patch to get some strawberries. Pickings were a bit slim as this is the tail end of the season, but we were determined to find some. Dennis Fox, the owner, instructs the kids every year on how exactly to pick the berries. He makes sure they know not to pick any berries with green bellies. If they have a green belly, they are too young and will cry for their mommy...so you'll have to put them on your pillow at night so they won't be scared. Mine have never forgotten that. So many times this afternoon they said, "Green belly...he'll cry for momma!". It took some work, but we got probably two and a half buckets worth. They were pretty small little guys, so it was tedious. After having a fresh fruit slushy as an afternoon snack/refresher, we went home to decide what to make with all the berries. The kids quickly lost interest in anything other than eating the berries, so I got to work:
After the berries were hulled and smashed and cooked and dosed with some stuff, they turned into this:
We are set for freezer jam for the summer. Yay! I tried to make a strawberry cake like a friend had done. It was a concoction that did not turn out as I had hoped. The kids will enjoy it as a treat. Being a jam person or simply and strawberries and Cool Whip kind of gal, the cake was for the kids anyway.
Blueberries and blackberries come in within a month. The kids are ready to get picking again. Anybody ready for some pie?
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Location:Montrose Rd,Knoxville,United States
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