EEEEK! DROWNING in STRAWBERRIES! NEED RECIPE HELP!!

[ranchhand]

I know, everybody's thinking, dang, I should be so lucky!

But DH is doing some work at the boss' strawberry farm, and the boss is sending home strawberries daily! I have about 20 lbs., 6 large zig bags, so far and probably more coming today.

Last year, I made pint after pint of strawberry preserves and we had strawberry shortcake every night for weeks. I'll be turning out some more preserves for gifts, but I need new ideas!

I am hoping for some input about how to freeze some, and maybe a strawberry bread or muffin recipe for breakfast, that can be frozen.
We aren't really into sweets and desserts, so if anyone has a recipe for something like a chutney or relish, that would be great!

Thanks, Sally

 

[AhBee01]

Freeze them whole! Then you have time to decide what to do.
Just pop them into a zip lock bag and freeze!
I like strawberry cheese cake.

 

[wegotchickens]

Blend them and then make fruit leather.
Or dry them to use in muffins and such later in the eyar.

 

[Chickenmaven]

This isn't gonna help you with pounds and pounds of them... However, you might wanna mix things up by making a spinach salad with strawberries and a raspberry vinegrette dressing. Last summer, my neighbor swapped her berries for my greens and we were very happy women as a result!
Good luck with your enviable bounty!

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Maybe you could make the dressing and can it to give as gifts, too?

 

[60ACRES]

Oh do I have an easy fix for you!

send them to:

1118 S. Greenwood Ave
Fort Smith AR 72901

 

[toletiquesbysam]

Oh try this gumpgirls recipe....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=159630&p=1

 

[toletiquesbysam]

Also try allrecipes.com and put in Strawberry, they have a ton of recipes to try!!

 

[byrandom]

I could send you a large flat-rate box, and you could send it back to me... filled with strawberries..

Smoothies, cheesecake, shortcake, cake...cake, icecream, syrup, muffins, cupcakes, chocolate covered.. that's what I would do.. lol

 

[farmgirlie1031]

I don't have any recipe help. You are lucky though. My chickens ate every single strawberry last summer before I got them picked. Just as they were ready to pick BAM! Eaten by a chicken. I am going to replant some this year in a hanging basket out of reach of the chickens

They can have a few but not all of them this year. I love strawberries coated in sugar for breakfast.