How To Pick Your Strawberries
Large or small- every red berry is ripe, luscious and ready-to-eat.
So pick ALL the red ones you can find as you are picking.
To find the berries- look under the leaves of each plant.
When picking berries from the plant, pinch or pull the stem from the plant and leave the stem on each berry.
Care of Your Strawberries
Strawberries are very perishable and need to handled gently.
Protect the berries from direct sunlight and DON'T leave them in a hot car.
Store berries in the coolest place in the home- in the fridge or on the basement floor.
Don't rinse off the berries until ready to use. Remove stems after washing and use the ripest fruit first.
Freezing berries whole, on a cookie sheet and then placing them in freezer bags is one way of preserving texture and flavor throughout the year.