l, not -l wrote:

> For hulling strawberries, I use a straw - just a plain old drinking straw.
> I center the straw on the bottom of the strawberry and push up; when the
> straw hits the top of the berry, having removed the core completely, it
> pushes the hull off. Works for all but the very smallest strawberries. I
> just leave the core in the straw; each subsequent core pushes the previous
> further into the straw; after about 9-10 berries, the cores just push out of
> the bottom of the straw as new ones come in the top and fall in the "garbage
> bowl" I pitch the hulls in.


Brilliant!! I've never heard of this trick before and will try it next
time I have some berries to hull.
Thanks!