tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15348074.post5906036677856621064..comments2023-08-05T07:37:36.161-07:00Comments on Still Life With Books: Hello Jello!Glendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817818892746996019noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15348074.post-31192644751065318192007-07-06T16:17:00.000-07:002007-07-06T16:17:00.000-07:00I was just wondering if you'd gone the obsessive r...I was just wondering if you'd gone the obsessive route or the normal person route. I've never been that concerned with their texture either, but was just wondering, since they were so nicely laid out. ;)David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15348074.post-46780091582043573772007-07-06T06:09:00.000-07:002007-07-06T06:09:00.000-07:00and yes, I did just put them straight into the fre...and yes, I did just put them straight into the freezer, after first hulling them and cutting off the gross bits (the berries were a few days old and had spent that time sitting on the counter at the cottage).<BR/><BR/>I run them under water when I hull/clean them, so my way is probably not so good for preserving the consistency of the berry... but like I said before, I'm only planning to use these for their flavour, not their texture.Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817818892746996019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15348074.post-69144693266565631352007-07-06T06:05:00.000-07:002007-07-06T06:05:00.000-07:00Freezing the strawberries does break them down a b...Freezing the strawberries does break them down a bit, so they'll never be as good as fresh ones in terms of consistency, etc. But if you're only going to use them in baking, or smoothies, or daquiris :), etc., slightly mushy strawberries isn't such a big deal.<BR/><BR/>I just hate it when you only need like 1 cup of berries for muffins or something, but you end up having to thaw out a few pints of strawberries in order to be able to extract the bit you need. This is also a cheaper alternative to those bags of professionally, probably dry frozen berries that you get at the store for $6/300g.Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817818892746996019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15348074.post-15433581373935628882007-07-05T11:06:00.000-07:002007-07-05T11:06:00.000-07:00When you froze the strawberries, did you just put ...When you froze the strawberries, did you just put them straight into the freezer? I've seen Alton Brown do it with dry ice after refrigerating them, claiming that the faster you freeze them, the less you break down the berries, so they won't turn to mush if you freeze them that way.<BR/><BR/>At least you <B>can</B> use a clothesline. We're in California, but the neighborhood association has decreed that clotheslines are unsightly. Bah. Drying indoors on a rack just isn't the same.David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15348074.post-24872227937303801592007-07-05T02:43:00.000-07:002007-07-05T02:43:00.000-07:00Glad you got home safely. Same thing happened with...Glad you got home safely. Same thing happened with my washing on Monday- very annoying.<BR/>Have a lovely summer, don't work too hard. <BR/>xxLucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164512818005839880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15348074.post-44872834637005163582007-07-04T03:20:00.000-07:002007-07-04T03:20:00.000-07:00I didn't get chance to say 'ta ra' Glenda and 'hav...I didn't get chance to say 'ta ra' Glenda and 'have a great summer' so sending you much love and also thanks for the strawberry tip because I had always thought it was not possible to freeze them and now I see that it is. Have a great time.PURLPOWERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569322246419619296noreply@blogger.com