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In Season TRENDING SIZING UP

STORE BERRIES
Check farmers markets HOW TO PICK & berry containers
The plastic clamshell berry containers
and local grocers for Choose plump and brightly you find at the store vary both in size
these and other colored berries packed loosely and by weight, depending on the berry.
berries that may grow in dry containers. The most common containers hold
where you live. In Remove any moldy or overripe berries. 4 to 6 oz. (small) or 11 to 16 oz. (large),
depending on the berry.
recipes, most berries
are interchangeable. Keep them dry (unwashed) and
Just sweeten to whole until just before eating or Typically, you get 1 cup sliced
taste to account for cooking them. Store them in your strawberries or 1 cup whole other
fridge, preferably on a shelf near
variations in tartness. the front where it’s a smidge berries for every 4 to 5 oz. of fruit.

warmer and where you’re likely to
BOYSENBERRIES see and use them within five days.
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HERE ARE SOME EQUIVALENTS FOR
European blackberries and Rinse with cold water and gently COMMON CONTAINER SIZES:
raspberries with American blot dry just before using.
dewberries and loganberries, BLACKBERRIES
these resemble large 6-oz. container = about 1¼ cups

blackberries and have HOW TO
B
a sweet-tart taste and FREEZE ERRIES BLUEBERRIES
beautiful deep purple color. 4.4-oz. container = 1 cup
They are terrific in jams Spread clean, dry whole
and pies. berries (hulls removed for “dry pint” container = about 11 oz.

or about 2½ cups
GOLDEN RASPBERRIES strawberries) in a single
A yellow version of red layer on a tray and freeze RASPBERRIES,
GOLDEN RASPBERRIES,
raspberries, these have a until firm, a few hours AND GOLDENBERRIES
mild, sweet flavor. They or overnight. Transfer to 6-oz. container = about 1¼ cups

play nicely wherever red a zip-top plastic freezer
raspberries do, such as in STRAWBERRIES
desserts, salads, and syrups. bag, label, and store in the 5-oz. container =
freezer up to one year. about 1 cup, hulled and sliced
MULBERRIES
These sweet elongated 16-oz. container =
berries, which look a bit like 3 cups, hulled and sliced
blackberries and can be used
similarly, come in black, red,
and white varieties. They
have been touted of late as a
superfood, since in addition
to antioxidants and
vitamin C, they contain
high levels of iron and
protein for a fruit.

smart uses for

Toss them in a smoothie,
cook them down into
a jam, or make a syrup.
(recipe on page 37)

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