# What should I do with my strawberries? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 14, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726 "2007-07-14T03:46:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/21 "2007-07-14T15:57:51Z")
It’s a shame that sugar has to be added to strawberries these days. I don’t know what happened. When I was a kid, strawberries were much smaller and much sweeter. The big ones today taste like watermelon rind. I thought maybe it was just the processing, but we grew a whole bed of strawberries this year, and when I picked a ripe one, it just didn’t have the sweetness of old. I’m beginning to think they’ve bred the sweetness right out of them. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/22 "2007-07-14T16:14:20Z")
Yes, I like strawberries muddled in the bottom of a champagne flute. Add champagne. Enjoy. Sit outside. Also, the other day I was inspired by an advertisement on the back of a bus to come home and create a strawberry & roast chicken salad. It was really damn good too. Basically just a melange of leafy greens, strawberries, and some roast chicken. I was going to throw some avocado in there as well, but I had run out. ---
**Author:** ![Shryn\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Shryn\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shryn_King)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/23 "2007-07-14T17:44:37Z")
[These](http://www.quakerricesnacks.com/?q=recipe/32) are good! I also like taking the Caramel Corn Rice Cakes and put a dollop of yogurt on them and then put sliced strawberries on top. I would also suggest getting enough to freeze a bag or two. You can wash, cut off the top and slice them as you would for your cereal and then flash freeze them on a pan and then bag them. Frozen strawberries are great for smoothies!! ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/24 "2007-07-14T20:40:41Z")
Envy me. I now have nearly 10 pounds of fresh, sweet strawberries in my fridge. And at the low, low price of $1.50/lb., even! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/25 "2007-07-14T21:18:15Z")
So…about giving some to me… ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/26 "2007-07-14T21:43:48Z")
[slight hijack] Am I the only one who notices that the sweetest strwaberries are the weird looking, deformed ones? [/slight hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/27 "2007-07-14T22:45:11Z")
[QUOTE=Atomicktom] [slight hijack] Am I the only one who notices that the sweetest strwaberries are the weird looking, deformed ones? [/slight hijack] [/QUOTE] I’ve actually thought the same thing, particularly about the ones that have a flatter triangular shape where the bottom is at a really sharp angle. ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/28 "2007-07-14T22:46:16Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] So…about giving some to me… [/QUOTE] _hands **LOUNE** exactly one (1) strawberry._ ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/29 "2007-07-14T22:46:39Z")
Just before they get to “real mushy and bad”, they get really good. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/30 "2007-07-15T01:27:13Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] It’s a shame that sugar has to be added to strawberries these days. I don’t know what happened. When I was a kid, strawberries were much smaller and much sweeter. The big ones today taste like watermelon rind. I thought maybe it was just the processing, but we grew a whole bed of strawberries this year, and when I picked a ripe one, it just didn’t have the sweetness of old. I’m beginning to think they’ve bred the sweetness right out of them. [/QUOTE] Well, there are lots of varieties of strawberries, just like there are varieties of apples. You can’t just plant “strawberries” and know what you’re going to get. Commercial growers like varities that are large, red, and can be transported without turning to mush. You must have been sold one of the commercial varieties–the strawberry version of the “Red Delicious” apple. The homegrown strawberries I have are nothing like the store-bought ones. Store-bought strawberries aren’t bad, in fact they’re pretty good, but they’re nothing spectacular. Home-grown strawberries on the other hand… ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/31 "2007-07-15T02:39:55Z")
I make preserves. Not at all difficult, and you can be really proud of them! (Also, when you’re cutting them up and all, you eat a lot.) ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/32 "2007-07-15T04:36:33Z")
Smoothies: Strawberries, milk, a bit of ice, and a little sugar or Splenda. Blend. The strawberries in balsamic vinegar was good when I tried it. ---
**Author:** ![Djurmz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@Djurmz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Djurmz)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726/33 "2007-07-15T14:20:46Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] It’s a shame that sugar has to be added to strawberries these days. I don’t know what happened. When I was a kid, strawberries were much smaller and much sweeter. The big ones today taste like watermelon rind. I thought maybe it was just the processing, but we grew a whole bed of strawberries this year, and when I picked a ripe one, it just didn’t have the sweetness of old. I’m beginning to think they’ve bred the sweetness right out of them. [/QUOTE] If you’re interested, you should try looking for heirloom seeds. [Here](http://www.seedfest.co.uk/seeds/strawberry/strawberry.html) is an example. The heirloom seed, as I’ve heard it, refers to a more traditional plant that is not a result of modern innovations that make things ripen better on a supermarket shelf than on the vine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-strawberries/411726.md?page=1)