Strawberry ideas, please

[leicestershirelass]

We've got more strawberries than we can eat and I've already made;

strawberry jam
strawberry and rhubarb jam
strawberry icecream

so, would welcome ideas, asap please, to use another bucket full.

Has anyone made strawberry syrup or strawberry wine? If so were they successful and what recipe did you use?

Thanks

[leicestershirelass]

This sounds tempting:

The Cottage Smallholder Irene’s Strawberry liqueur recipe

just need to buy some vodka

[HeyWayne]

Strawberries and black pepper is supposed to be quite nice...

[Hans Mum]

...or with a sprinking of balsamic vinegar

[Two_Sheds]

I'll be selling mine to the mums, to raise funds for our school's gardening club

[janeyo]

strawberry wine

[roitelet]

Strawberry Syrup

Heat a quantity of strawberries in a pan to extract the juice.
Strain through double muslin.
Io each pint of juice add 3/4 lb sugar.
Heat gently, stirring until the sugar has disolved.
Bottle to with in 1 inch of the top of the bottles.
Allow to cool
Sterilise.
Stand the bottles on a trivet in a deep pan with the caps loose.
Fill with cold water to within the depth of the cap.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 mins.
Remove bottles at once and tighten caps.

Stored in a cool dark place will keep for a year or two. Lovely poured over ice cream or added to plain yoguort.

Strawberry Liqueur

500g Strawberries put in a large jar (1.5Ltrs)
Add 100g Sugar.
Cover with Vodka or Alchol pour Fruits
Shake daily until the sugar had disolved
Leave for 6 weeks
Strain through double muslin
Bottle
Tends to throw a sediment so may need straining again after about a year.

Enjoy!!

[Hilary B]

I've made strawberry wine, nothing special about the recipe, 3lb fruit, 2½lb sugar, yeast nutrient, a little lemon juice.....
I've also made Strawberry Vodka.
Chop or slightly mash some over-ripe strawberries, cover with sugar (about half the weight of the strawberries) and leave for a few days; you should have a pink syrupy liquid, which you can strain off and dilute with equal volume of vodka (up to 2 parts vodka to 1 part syrup, to taste), ready to drink, or keep until Christmas!

[leicestershirelass]

Thanks everyone for responses / recipes .... looks like being a busy day tomorrow.

[valmarg]

Strawberry sorbet

valmaeg

[Brengirl]

Apart from the aforesaid if we have any strawberries left over I just smash them up with sugar and freeze. Lovely on homemade cheesecake or flan.

[Glutton4...]

I can vouch for the Strawberry Voddy! (Hic!)

I made some two years ago, and opened it last autumn. A friend who doesn't usually drink polished off the last half bottle. Woke up without a hangover too! (Cow!)