Preserving Strawberries- and not by making preserves! ~mimi b.

Nothing dampens the strawberry spirit more than getting those fragrant green baskets home with visions of jams, fresh tarts and strawberry shortcakes, only to discover vague white tips the next morning that rapidly turn into gushy, red, heart shaped blobs attracting fruit flies on your counter.

While honey may attract more bees than vinegar, it is vinegar that will send those fruit flies packing!  Just wash your berries (it's supposed to work for all berries) in a mixture of 1 part vinegar (I used apple cider) to 10 parts water, then drain very well.

Yes, I know, we've always been told NOT to wash our berries until ready to use to prevent from getting soggy.  But just this once, laugh in the face of conventional wisdom and you will be smiling for over a week at the site of your plump, red beauties!

Let us know how this berry good technique worked for you.