Recipes

Freezing Tips...

For fresh jam at any time, freeze the berries and make the jam at your convenience.  There are three recommended ways to freeze strawberries.
1. UNSWEETENED: Spread whole berries on a cookie sheet and freeze.  Then pack in plastic bags for the freezer or rigid plastic containers.
2. SUGAR PACK: To each two pints of berries, add ¾ cup of dry sugar and mix gently and evenly.  Pack into rigid freezer containers.  Freeze solidly.
3. SUGAR SYRUP PACK: Make a medium syrup using 4 ¼ cups of sugar to 1 quart of water.  Boil just until sugar is dissolved.  Put ⅓ cup syrup in a rigid freezer container, add prepared strawberries and fill with syrup.  Leave head space.  Freeze solidly.

Fantastic Frozen Berries

3 cups sugar
4 quarts of berries
1 package of SURE JELL
1 cup water

Put washed berries in a large bowl and add sugar; mix carefully.  Mix SURE JELL and 1 cup of water.  Boil one minute.  Pour mixture over berries and mix carefully.  Let berries stand 10 minutes.  Spoon into containers, leaving 1-inch head space and freeze.  This preparation makes the berries bright red with a slightly thickened sauce and "like-fresh" berries.

Strawberry Ice Cream Pie

¼ c. margarine
40 marshmallows
5 c. Rice Krispies
½ gallon ice cream
1 pt sweetened strawberries

Melt margarine and marshmallows and pour over Rice Krispies.  Mix well.  Press into pan to form a crust. 
Fill with ice cream and freeze.  When ready to serve, top with sweetened strawberries.

Sparkling Strawberry Punch

1 qt strawberries
½ c. sugar
3 c. orange juice
¾ c. lemon juice
1½ qt ginger ale
½ c sugar

Mash 1 quart strawberries with ½ cup sugar.  Let stand 1 hour.  Force through strainer.  Add orange and lemon juice, ginger ale, and sugar to strained strawberries.  Makes 3 qts.
 

Strawberry Applesauce Salad

1 (6oz) pkg strawberry Jello
2 c. boiling water
10 oz frozen strawberries
1 c. applesauce

Add boiling water to Jello and stir.  Fold in strawberries and applesauce.  Pour into 9x9 inch pan.  Chill to serve.