kathy003 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 This year I want preserve strawberries. I have tried to freeze them, but I never take them out in time to thaw. So I thought I would can them. My canning book says that during the canning process they can lose a bit of flavor. For those of you who have canned strawberries, how much flavor did they lose? Was it worth it? 1 Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I've never canned strawberries. I've only seen them canned. They tend to lose their shape and some of their color and are prone to floating in the jar. I've heard they lose some of their flavor too. They won't come out looking like a regular strawberry for sure. If you don't want to make jam/jelly, you might consider making strawberry pie filling. You could use it on all types of things from toast to ice cream to pies and tarts. In my personal opinion, it isn't worth canning just strawberries. I'm afraid you would be disappointed. 1 Quote Link to comment
kathy003 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 Hi Jeepers, I'm afraid I would be disappointed also. I couldn't find anyone in my circle who had done it, so I thought I would ask here. They pretty much said the same thing. I don't mind freezing them, it would be a lot less work, but using foods that I can seem so much easier when I am ready to use them. Thank you for the reply 2 Quote Link to comment
euphrasyne Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 My grandfather used to pickle them. They were very sweet and you couldn't tell it was a pickle. 1 Quote Link to comment
out_of_the_ordinary Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Have you considered dehydrating the strawberries? https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/dry.html We did once, many years ago. I said never again, though. The house smelled too sickeningly sweet to me. I think DH just snacked on them. 2 Quote Link to comment
Littlesister Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 I have only dehydrated them and froze them. Never have canned them. I have made strawberry jelly with them though also. Quote Link to comment
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