{"id":422,"date":"2020-09-04T14:09:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T14:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookbook.deamaree.com\/?p=422"},"modified":"2021-07-14T09:25:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T14:25:37","slug":"sugared-strawberries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookbook.deamaree.com\/?p=422","title":{"rendered":"Sugared Strawberries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 lb fresh strawberries<\/li><li>1\/2 cup sugar<\/li><li>An additional 1\/8 &#8211; 1\/2 cup sugar<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wash strawberries by spraying thoroughly with cold water<span style=\"color:#e87e00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">*<\/span>. Shake off excess water.<\/li><li>Cut off the tops (stem and leaves) of strawberries as close to the stem as possible.<\/li><li>Slice strawberries into bite-sized pieces. How you cut them will depend on the size of the strawberries.<\/li><li>Place strawberries in a bowl that has a lid.<\/li><li>Sprinkle 1\/2 cup of sugar on top of strawberries. DO NOT STIR.<\/li><li>Put lid on bowl and place in refrigerator.<\/li><li>After 3-4 hours, stir strawberries and sugar. Taste a bit of the juice (the strawberries themselves will not have absorbed the sugar yet).<\/li><li>Add an additional 1\/8-1\/2 cup of sugar<span style=\"color:#e87e00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">**<\/span>, if needed &#8211; or to taste. Stir well.<\/li><li>Replace lid and place back in refrigerator. Leave overnight (or an additional 6-8 hours &#8211; sugar should be entirely dissolved and absorbed).<\/li><li>Enjoy strawberries!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#e87e00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">*<\/span><\/strong>This can be done in a strainer or, if the container they come in has holes, you can do it in that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#e87e00\" class=\"has-inline-color\">**RYAN:<\/span><\/strong> Be reasonable here. You do not want them to end up so sweet that you no longer taste strawberries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients 1 lb fresh strawberries 1\/2 cup sugar An additional 1\/8 &#8211; 1\/2 cup sugar Directions Wash strawberries by spraying thoroughly with cold water*. Shake off excess water. Cut off the tops (stem and leaves)&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desserts-snacks"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.deamaree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.deamaree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.deamaree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.deamaree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.deamaree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=422"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.deamaree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":424,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.deamaree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422\/revisions\/424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.deamaree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.deamaree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.deamaree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}