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>> So.... this was strawberry day. I went out this morning and picked 10
>> litres of strawberries. I brought them home and made 4 batches of jam,
>> kept two litres for use over the next few days, and put four bags of them
>> in the freezer for winter.

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> I only picked them once, and that had to do with a promise of shortcake and
> the non-availability of picked ones. I'd rather pay the extra.




At $5 a quart vs. $2 to PYO, I am starting to question that for myself.
The farm is two minutes away by car and it takes no more than 5 minutes
to pick a basket of berries. It works for me. I can ride my bicyle over
and kill two birds with one stone.