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June 29, 2007 | 25 Comments
Each evening, we get a few raspberries and strawberries from our veggie garden.
The raspberry bush has taken over a huge area, and it’s hard for us to reach the strawberries, that are hidden below its dense and thorny foliage. The ants have a field day feasting on our strawberries. The few that we do get are luscious.
We have two varieties.
STORING BERRIES
Berries are highly perishable. We collect them in a ziplock bag and keep them in the freezer. When the bag fills up, we slightly thaw and blend the strawberries into smoothies or sorbets.
Likewise with raspberries.
We also make icecubes with fruits or fruit juices.
For strawberries, watermelons, oranges, etc, just puree the fruit and set into icecubes.
For raspberries, strain the fruit pulp before setting.
Add them to lemonades and alcoholic drinks, or blend them into icecreams and sorbets.
- Jai
Filed Under: fruit-icecubes, GARDENING, HOW TO, Photo Essays, Raspberry, Strawberry, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes
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25 Comments
Our strawberries too were eaten up by ants and insects.Though I had taken gr8 care. I put a sheet of plastic underneath the fruits.It never helped.Yours are looking nice
Good photos.
Really nice pix! Don’t think I’ve seen the second strawberry earlier.
Question: That pink b/g for strawberry ice cubes – is it paper b/g or digitally added? Looks uniform thru’out.
You lucky souls to have a patch for gardening. I live in a concrete jungle
paper. –jai
Beautiful pictures Bee, Lucky you are to eat fresh from the garden. Viji
A picture is worth a thousand words! I am totally absolutely WOWED! That strawberry is perfection, and the squat one is so cute
And the red is so red, and… 
thanks…wanted to highlight the top part and the stem of the berry. the pale green and pink combination is quite interesting. most pix i’ve seen focus primarily on the bottom part of the berry or the flesh inside. glad you like it. –jai
Some blogs are too good to leave just a comment…..Some posts there are too MARVELLOUUS to be appreciated with words..yours is one of them Bee…I simply have NO words of appreciation…You ROCK!!
The quality and the Quantity is amazingly balanced..unmatchable…
I may not laeve a comment,but count me as a regular reader!!!
ohooooo…that was me!!bee.. up there ^..;)
Bee and Jai,
You guys are such an inspiration. I hope I can grow fruits and vegetables like you when I have our own garden patch and your posts will sure come in handy then.
Hi Bee, great photos. Berries are looks lovely. Thanks for sharing.
BTW I added your blog name in my blogger’s list. Keep on coming dear.
wow, must be fun picking fresh berries everyday
that sorbet looks so cute
Looking at your fresh berries,I can only dream of the day when finally me and hubby will have settled down at one place where I can have the garden of my dreams:)the strawberry looks luscious.and the ice cubes are a great idea too.I sometimes used to do that with excess berries when I was in US.
Hey Bee anf Jai photos are fabulous(i don’t know a superlative to that.
-if its not too much trouble for you.thanks.
One request can you pls. post a photo of the whole raspberry plant..the whole plant, i have never seen one
follow these links
1. http://jugalbandi.info/2007/03/composting/
raspberry plant is to the top right of the second picture. this pic was taken in may 2006 when we just planted
2. http://jugalbandi.info/2007/03/vegetable-patch/
raspberry plant is to the top left of the second picture. this pic was taken in mar 2007 when the leaves just started to come out. you can see how big it had grown over last season. raspberry ends up sending runners and now it has completely taken over the patch that you see in the first link and is about 5 feet tall. if i take another pic I’ll either post it or mail it to you. googling may provide instant gratification though !
–Jai
Your pictures are superb! I live in a dessert country and watching your gardens flourish makes my day
Thanks Jai.. I went thgrough all your ‘In season’ posts..good work you two!
lovely pics as usual….
I am speechless! not just about the deliciousness about the stuff you made but particularly about the photographs! Particularly the second pic. Great, great job.
WOW….what a great photo….Strawberries and fresh from garden…in India we don’t get it fresh…..some time we get it but not so much fresh and also very high in cost….I can’t visualize this wonderful photo.:)
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I would have lived on the berries and sometimes the pizza. I mean it
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salivating..;-)
nice idea…the fruit ice cubes is something very new to me!!
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