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Strawberry Season

It's strawberry season in Vermont.

Such a brief time frame, but oh those delicious, sweet strawberries!

My friend Donna called me this morning and asked if I wanted to go strawberry picking with her.  She had heard it was a good year.  Big berries fill up the boxes faster.


Now to the task of cleaning and freezing.  Mostly they will be used for smoothies, one of my go-to lunches.  But I will have to maybe find a recipe for a strawberry daiquiri too.


Comments

  1. SextantJune 25, 2016 at 9:45 AM

    Great looking strawberries, much better than the gigantic ones they sell in the grocery stores.

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  2. AnonymousJune 26, 2016 at 11:27 AM

    Those look like delicious strawberries and great for refreshing smoothies.

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  3. LindaJune 26, 2016 at 4:33 PM

    Oregon has a sweet strawberry that has such a high sugar content they can't ship them around the country because the shelf life is so short. People here go crazy over those strawberries. Sounds like your situation in Vermont.

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    1. OlgaJune 27, 2016 at 9:30 AM

      VT strawberries are much sweeter than the Florida winter ones, I think. They are smaller, but precious because of the short season.

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  4. CaroleJune 26, 2016 at 8:09 PM

    Beautiful strawberries! Reminds me when I used to pick them as a teenager on my grandparents' farm. I think I ate almost as many as I picked!

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  5. RiverJune 27, 2016 at 4:39 AM

    Yum. I have summer memories of yoghurt-strawberry smoothies for breakfast.

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  6. Bossy BettyJune 28, 2016 at 7:31 PM

    Oh! Those are beauties! Hope you are doing well.

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  7. Grandma KcJuly 1, 2016 at 7:37 PM

    I got some beautiful red strawberries yesterday at the Farmers Market but sadly they were very tart and are requiring a lot of sugar! Wish I had some of yours!

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  8. Jenn JilksJuly 9, 2016 at 12:07 PM

    Oh, yum! I don't have any friends I'd like to pick with! OK, I dont' have many friends! I should do up some jam... sigh.!
    (ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

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