What's the best way to store them for a few days and how long should
they last? In a bag, open air, refrig, counter?

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Steve

I clean and chop them into pieces, put them into a plastic covered
container. and keep them in the frig for 3 or 4 days. If there is a sale on
and I can get a lot, I chop them, add sugar, heat them up, can (hot water
bath) them in pint jars.

Dwayne

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What's the best way to store them for a few days and how long should they
last? In a bag, open air, refrig, counter?

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Steve

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Steve Calvin wrote:

What's the best way to store them for a few days and how long should
they last? In a bag, open air, refrig, counter?

Eat 'em fresh.
They don't keep long. You can freeze them for cooking applications.

If you like them over cake or ice cream, you can also brandy them, or
use various mixes of alcohol.

Last time I put up a quart of sliced ones, I added about 2" of
blackberry wine to the bottom of the jar, then topped it off with
everclear.

I clean and slice them to do this. They will keep practically forever in
alcohol, and the alcohol picks up the strawberry flavor. These are
especially good served over pound cake with a bit of whipped cream. ;-d
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On Thu, 05 May 2005 07:47:30 -0400, Steve Calvin
wrote:

What's the best way to store them for a few days and how long should
they last? In a bag, open air, refrig, counter?

From: http://www.cannamoreorchard.com/products/

Tips for Storing Strawberries

* Berries to be used immediately may be picked any time, but if
you plan to hold the fruit for a few days, try to pick in the early
morning or on cool, cloudy days. Berries picked during the heat of the
day become soft, are easily bruised, and will not keep well.
* Avoid placing the picked berries in the sun any longer than
necessary. It is better to put them in the shade of a tree or shed
than in the car trunk or on the car seat.
* Cool them as soon as possible after picking. Strawberries may be
kept fresh in the refrigerator for 3 or more days, depending upon the
initial quality of the berry. After a few days in storage, however,
the fruit loses its bright color and fresh flavor and tends to
shrivel.
* When you get them home, sort but do not clean them until just
before you use them.
* Store the berries uncovered in the refrigerator in a shallow
container.
* When ready to use, wash them quickly in cold water. Do not let
them soak. Drain them well before you hull them. It's best to use your
strawberries within three days.


Penelope

Penelope Periwinkle wrote:

On Thu, 05 May 2005 07:47:30 -0400, Steve Calvin
wrote:


What's the best way to store them for a few days and how long should
they last? In a bag, open air, refrig, counter?


From: http://www.cannamoreorchard.com/products/

Tips for Storing Strawberries

* Berries to be used immediately may be picked any time, but if
you plan to hold the fruit for a few days, try to pick in the early
morning or on cool, cloudy days. Berries picked during the heat of the
day become soft, are easily bruised, and will not keep well.
* Avoid placing the picked berries in the sun any longer than
necessary. It is better to put them in the shade of a tree or shed
than in the car trunk or on the car seat.
* Cool them as soon as possible after picking. Strawberries may be
kept fresh in the refrigerator for 3 or more days, depending upon the
initial quality of the berry. After a few days in storage, however,
the fruit loses its bright color and fresh flavor and tends to
shrivel.
* When you get them home, sort but do not clean them until just
before you use them.
* Store the berries uncovered in the refrigerator in a shallow
container.
* When ready to use, wash them quickly in cold water. Do not let
them soak. Drain them well before you hull them. It's best to use your
strawberries within three days.


Penelope

Thanks to all. Sounds like they'll keep for a few days uncovered in the
fridge unless you want 'em macerated or in sugar. The better half got
some recently and left 'em on the counter with that plastic cover over
the carton and they molded in about 2 days. This probably explains why.

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Steve

On Thu, 05 May 2005 07:47:30 -0400, Steve Calvin wrote:
What's the best way to store them for a few days and how long should
they last? In a bag, open air, refrig, counter?

Fridge with restricted ventilation like the fruit/vege compartment or
loosely closed paper bag.

Depending on how ripe when you chill them, anywhere from 1-10 days.

sdb

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Steve Calvin wrote:
What's the best way to store them for a few days and how long should
they last? In a bag, open air, refrig, counter?

If you buy them leave them in plastic, don't wash, put them in a cold
place (not freeze), few days, if you wash them they won't be good next day.

Sylvan Butler wrote:

On Thu, 05 May 2005 07:47:30 -0400, Steve Calvin wrote:

What's the best way to store them for a few days and how long should
they last? In a bag, open air, refrig, counter?


Fridge with restricted ventilation like the fruit/vege compartment or
loosely closed paper bag.

Depending on how ripe when you chill them, anywhere from 1-10 days.

sdb


ok, thanks all for the ideas. h

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Steve

The strawberry man at the farmers market told me to put a paper towel in
the bottom of a tuppperware type container. Place the strawberries on
top and seal the lid. They stay nice for 5 days or so that way.

marcella

IMHO, I immediately clean and halve them, put some sugar on them and
put them in small, one serving ziplock baggies, then freeze them. They
are ready for any dessert, and go great on vanilla ice cream.

Ron C.
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On Fri, 06 May 2005 12:41:25 -0400, Steve Calvin
wrote:

Sylvan Butler wrote:

On Thu, 05 May 2005 07:47:30 -0400, Steve Calvin wrote:

What's the best way to store them for a few days and how long should
they last? In a bag, open air, refrig, counter?


Fridge with restricted ventilation like the fruit/vege compartment or
loosely closed paper bag.

Depending on how ripe when you chill them, anywhere from 1-10 days.

sdb


ok, thanks all for the ideas. h

On Wed, 11 May 2005 12:18:55 -0700, "Dr "
wrote:

IMHO, I immediately clean and halve them, put some sugar on them and
put them in small, one serving ziplock baggies, then freeze them. They
are ready for any dessert, and go great on vanilla ice cream.

Bu..bu..but you can buy frozen strawberries at the store any old time.
It's the local fresh ones that are so ssssssucculent! No sugar needed.


Penelope