On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 19:42:26 -0400, songbird >
wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2018-07-10 8:05 AM, songbird wrote:
>>> dsi1 wrote: ...
>>>> I used to make the freezer jams back in the late 70's. It held a
>>>> strange allure for me. I'd make biscuits or sponge cake to
>>>> accompany the jam. Without the jam, I probably wouldn't have had so
>>>> much experience making biscuits and cake.
>>>
>>> nothing cooked captures the flavors/smell of the fresh berries as
>>> well IMO. the extra lemon juice i add makes it all very much what i
>>> am after in a strawberry jam. sweet along with some tart zing.
>>
>> I agree. That is why I have little appreciation for berry pies. It seems
>> a waste to cook them when they are so much better fresh. I used to make
>> quite a bit of (cooked) strawberry jam but only tried the frozen jam a
>> few times. I have not made jam in years.
>
> we don't make baked pies of any kind. i can't even
>remember the last one we made. oh, yeah, it was a frozen
>pumpkin pie someone gave us. neither of us much likes
>pie crusts.
>
> instead we make fresh pies using a custard or treacle
>filling that is cooled off before adding the berries so
>they are still fresh and uncooked. it's in a graham
>cracker crust or more often for me i don't have any
>crust at all i just like the filling with some berries
>in it.
>
>
>>> this past winter we made short-cakes using the store bought
>>> strawberries that i consider worthless and would never buy as they
>>> have so little flavor or scent, but we take those and blend in some
>>> of the freezer jam and it's acceptable if you're desperate.
>>
>> My mother used to freeze strawberries with sugar. Months later she would
>> take a bag out of the freezer and let it thaw and there would be a
>> lovely sweet strawberry sauce along with the berries and they were great
>> on meringue shells with ice cream or whipped cream.
>
> a few years ago when i had more berries i froze some in
>sugar like that and they were good for shortcakes. i
>bake my own biscuits/shortcakes. the next year i had
>overripe berries that were starting to ferment. that
>didn't go as well.
>
> songbird

Could have made wine.