Supermarket Strawberries

If you do end up with slightly tasteless or underripe strawberries, make a crumble. Absolutely delicious with cream. Put some chopped nuts in the crumble mix and use brown sugar. A handful of raspberries adds a little je ne sais quoi to the strawberries. Just a thought.

fancyflowers

We grow strawberries on our allotment and they are far superior to any supermarket ones we have ever bought. Sadly they are not in season for very long.

You could try different varieties. Like potatoes there are early and lates as well as "standard" ones...
You probably know this.
Apologies if so.

I never buy strawberries from Marks and Spencer as in the past I've had some tasteless ones.
Never been disappointed with strawberries from Sainsbury's.

I would never ever buy strawberries. I have a huge patch of strawberry plants in the garden and they are so easy to look after. I also get new plants every year and have provided young plants for friends too. I have had loads of strawberries this year and have eaten a lot and given a lot away which I enjoy doing. When the fruit starts to ripen I net the patch then sprinkle slug pellets otherwise they will get nibbled by slugs and snails.

Bring back “pick your own”!

I’m growing my own but with limited success. They were wonderful last year, but not so far this year.

My DH thinks I am insane but I always sniff the punnets before buying. Hard, unripe strawberries have no scent. Tasty strawberries have a strawberry aroma.

Why have so many got a hard white core?