Comments on: Strawberry Freezer Smackdown

By: TasteHongKong

TasteHongKong — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:49:53 +0000

I was having my light and natural strawberry jam cooked and had it just posted on my blog, in which I also recommended your syrup freezing method to my readers for storing the berries.

Thank you for sharing!

By: Freezing Cherries and Blueberries «

Freezing Cherries and Blueberries « — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:33:21 +0000

[...] 9, 2009 by dorisandjilly Earlier this summer I posted a little rant about individually quick frozen fruit…which doesn’t mean that I not open to giving it another try. Several of you posted [...]

By: Preserving Strawberries « local kitchen

Preserving Strawberries « local kitchen — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:35:20 +0000

[...] and works to protect the berries from drying out or from freezer burn. Doris and Jilly have a good comparison of the two methods on their blog. I think that the sugar method is definitely the way to go for [...]

By: Food in Jars » Strawberry Jam

Food in Jars » Strawberry Jam — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:40:21 +0000

[...] and getting nice and vanilla-y. The rest I frozen in quart-sized yogurt containers, using the sugar syrup method recommended by Doris and Jilly (if you haven’t checked out their site yet, do it. [...]

By: Strawberry Fields Forever «

Strawberry Fields Forever « — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:08:30 +0000

[...] on last year’s experiment, I decided to use the sugar method exclusively to freeze my berries. Several readers pointed out [...]

By: dorisgoat

dorisgoat — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:53:32 +0000

That’s a good question. I think it should be fine, but since most uses for frozen strawberries (jams, jellies, pies, compotes, ice cream, etc.) require some sugar anyway, I would just reduce the sugar in whatever recipe you’re using.

By: edibleaudiblewritable

edibleaudiblewritable — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:23:57 +0000

Fun post!

I’ve got a question for the post-simple-syrup melt down: is it possible to rinse the syrup off the berries without doing much damage to the fruit? My hesitation (in spite of the pictorial evidence) is that the berries would be too sweet.

By: dorisgoat

dorisgoat — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:59:08 +0000

It’s entirely possible. Like I said, I wasn’t sure if the problem was with me, or the technique. What I like about the sugared technique is that it’s nearly impossible to do wrong!

By: tigress

tigress — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:02:37 +0000

i just took the last of my berries out of the freezer. i individually freeze them and then place them in a bag. the last of mine have come out looking like fresh frozen perfectly shaped individual berries.

I am wondering if yours were really dry when they when in the freezer, and if they were frozen enough before you placed them in the bag?

By: letmelissacook

letmelissacook — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:06:59 +0000

Awesome, thank you!