Strawberries!!

So we headed out to our local fruit stand this afternoon to get some fresh apple cider and homemade fruit roll ups :) Yum! We also stopped by the strawberry U-pick to get in one last pick before the season ends in a few days.

Fun times in the berry field!

                                                     Fresh berries for preserving....yum!

This one was for tasting ;)

When we got home, we froze some for winter, made some sundae/oatmeal sauce and bottled some delicious pectin free strawberry and banana preserves. We use our preserves for sweetening up our homemade slow cooker yogurt (Recipe to come later), as filling for homemade toaster pastries and to make tasty milkshakes! 

Recipe for Preserves:

4 Cups crushed strawberries

2 cups mashed bananas

4 cups sugar

Mix all 3 ingredients together and bring to a slow boil.

Boil rapidly while stirring often until temperature of mixture reaches 220 degrees.

Place into clean jars and freeze for winter. 

Recipe for Sundae sauce:

Crush berries

 Add sugar to taste

Place in a clean jar. Refrigerate and enjoy!