Comments on: More Strawberries! http://www.LocalEating.ca/2008/06/25/more-strawberries/ Discover. Eat. Connect. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:52:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: josh http://www.LocalEating.ca/2008/06/25/more-strawberries/#comment-4984 josh Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:01:37 +0000 http://www.LocalEating.ca/?p=91#comment-4984 Hi Nicole, How did you hear about Veestars? My grandparents used to always plant them and swore they made the best jams. I don't think they're that easy to find. We ordered some plants this year and ordered Veestar plants from <a href="http://www.damseeds.com" rel="nofollow">Dam Seeds</a>. They haven't shipped yet since they wait for the chance of frost to past. Unfortunately you are supposed to pinch off the flowers the first year to strengthen the plants which means we'll be back to Organics Family Farm this year. Josh Hi Nicole,

How did you hear about Veestars? My grandparents used to always plant them and swore they made the best jams. I don’t think they’re that easy to find. We ordered some plants this year and ordered Veestar plants from Dam Seeds. They haven’t shipped yet since they wait for the chance of frost to past. Unfortunately you are supposed to pinch off the flowers the first year to strengthen the plants which means we’ll be back to Organics Family Farm this year.

Josh

]]> By: nicole http://www.LocalEating.ca/2008/06/25/more-strawberries/#comment-4982 nicole Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:56:59 +0000 http://www.LocalEating.ca/?p=91#comment-4982 Hi - I am getting ready to plant my first strawberry patch and was looking for information on Veestar berries, which is how I ended up at your blog. I'm really excited that you're local! I'm in Etobicoke, have never heard of the Organics Family Farm - thank you for the link. And I'm definitely trying that strawberry bread recipe! ideally with berries from my own crop..... Nicole Hi - I am getting ready to plant my first strawberry patch and was looking for information on Veestar berries, which is how I ended up at your blog. I’m really excited that you’re local! I’m in Etobicoke, have never heard of the Organics Family Farm - thank you for the link. And I’m definitely trying that strawberry bread recipe! ideally with berries from my own crop…..

Nicole

]]> By: josh http://www.LocalEating.ca/2008/06/25/more-strawberries/#comment-235 josh Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:13:41 +0000 http://www.LocalEating.ca/?p=91#comment-235 Thanks for the tips Susan! I hope you enjoy the strawberry bread. We just thawed and ate the last of ours this week. I checked out your website - very nice. We might try your dill pickles (or the freezer dills you pointed to). We made some freezer sweet pickles from the following recipe but made some substitutions based on what we had around the house (cumin seeds instead of mustard seed). Tasty! http://recipes.todaysparent.com/tprecipe/tp/article.jsp?recipeId=5870 Also - don't forget to add some Saskatoon farmers and markets to our website list. We don't have much representation out West yet. Thanks for the tips Susan! I hope you enjoy the strawberry bread. We just thawed and ate the last of ours this week.

I checked out your website - very nice. We might try your dill pickles (or the freezer dills you pointed to). We made some freezer sweet pickles from the following recipe but made some substitutions based on what we had around the house (cumin seeds instead of mustard seed). Tasty!
http://recipes.todaysparent.com/tprecipe/tp/article.jsp?recipeId=5870

Also - don’t forget to add some Saskatoon farmers and markets to our website list. We don’t have much representation out West yet.

]]> By: Susan http://www.LocalEating.ca/2008/06/25/more-strawberries/#comment-233 Susan Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:02:57 +0000 http://www.LocalEating.ca/?p=91#comment-233 You can also freeze washed strawberries individually on a cookie sheet and then pop them into a bag in the freezer. I don't put any sugar on them beforehand. I find the u-pick ones keep their texture very nicely and I use them on my cereal in the winter. Raspberries too. (I was looking for a strawberry bread recipe; hence the comment on an elderly post!) You can also freeze washed strawberries individually on a cookie sheet and then pop them into a bag in the freezer. I don’t put any sugar on them beforehand. I find the u-pick ones keep their texture very nicely and I use them on my cereal in the winter. Raspberries too.

(I was looking for a strawberry bread recipe; hence the comment on an elderly post!)

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