The patch was about 30-35 minutes away, so not too bad. The strawberry patch was a lot bigger than I expected so we got to just pick and choose where we wanted to pick. They give you a fun little basket with a cardboard flat and you just pick as much as you want. We ended up with a little over 6 pounds for only $11 - not bad!
And now for the fun part - strawberry desserts! Last night I made strawberry oatmeal bars - yums. Then today Michael and I decided to make jam for the first time ever. I have to say the process was a lot more tedious than I expected. The actual strawberry & sugar part wasn't bad but I wasn't really a fan of sterilizing all the jars, sealing them in a water bath, etc. But the end result was good - we now have 8 jars of jam that seemed to all properly seal as they were supposed to. :) Then after dinner, Michael made us some strawberry milkshakes - SO good!
Here are the pics from our strawberry adventure:
Looking out over the patch
Just picked the first berry!
They were so shiny and pretty - and they grow in clusters which I was surprised by.
Hard worker
Quality Control :P
Making jam! My kitchen was a MESS afterwards!
