Pick Your Own Strawberries...

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It is that time of year and this year it is early. We went strawberry picking on Sunday and got 35 pounds of pure summer. They are the most lovely fragrant strawberries and not like anything they pass off for strawberries at the supermarket all other times of the year. We froze half and made jam from the other half. I broke our white sugar fast to make jam, which takes a lot of sugar and it needs to be subtlety flavored so you can actually get the flavor of the fruit. There is something magical about jam in January when you crack open a jar and can smell and taste the fruit as it is the day you pick those berries. I think I will always fall back to plain sugar for this process, because of the amazing results. We went to Stevenson's in Wayne, Maine again this year because they consistently have good berries every year. Although I almost went to a new place that opened and is organic. I am hoping next year we have time to try them and see what they have to offer for the extra dollar a pound they are charging.

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