Strawberries - add sugar or not?

[Silverbirchleaf]

Growing up, my dm would always add sugar to strawberries to sweeten them. I realise that I no longer do that, as varieties sold now are alot sweeter. I wasn’t actually That fond of strawberries in the past, but quite like them now.

Does anyone routinely add sugar nowadays?

Nope, but I was brought up like you, parents always added sugar.

I like them with Greek yogurt, 😋

I think of it as a thing my parents generation did. Likewise sugar in tea and thinking sauces with tomatoes in them needed half a teaspoon of sugar.

My mum always did back in the 70s. She said it brought out the juice nicely. She did like to slosh a little Cointreau on too! 😋

My mother added sugar, but I don't. It's not necessary.

I grew up with them always having sugar and I add sugar now. But I purposefully haven’t ever put sugar on them for my dc so they’re used to having them without 🙈😁

Sugar and fresh lemon juice. You will thank me

My mum does, she likes the syrup it creates. Only when having them as a dessert with ice cream.

Otherwise we just eat them as they come.

My DP cannot eat strawberries without sugar. I’ve never put sugar on strawberries. DC will eat them straight out of the punnet. My DP look on aghast.

Always had a little bowl of sugar to dip them in at my grandparents. My mum didn’t like it and we were t allowed it at home 😂

No sugar for me. I also don’t add sugar to cereal (other than a bit of maple syrup on porridge) which my grandparents used to do.

Squeeze a lemon, heat the juice in the microwave and dissolve some sugar in it. Mix the strawberries with the juice. Leave for a bit and it turns into a delicious syrup.

I think sugared strawberries have their place. I love fresh strawberries as they are and usually eat them like that. Strawberries that have been sprinkled with sugar and left to sit for a while are a juicy treat that invoke lovely childhood memories. They taste like summer holidays at my grandma's

My parents add sugar. We don’t in our family.

Like a lot of fruit and veg modern varieties of strawberry are bred for sweetness so sugar is needed. Apples are sweeter than they used to be, as are carrots.

Invariably I end up with strawberries that look a bit peaked and I must add sugar, which creates a lovely syrup overnight. My daughter loves this more than any other form of strawberries.

Of course meant to say sugar is not needed.

I only add sugar if I'm making Eton mess, because it makes them a bit syrupy. I chop the strawberries, add some sugar, and let them sit in the fridge for an hour. Otherwise, I just eat them as they come

No I don't.

BUT my Great Aunt (96) still does & I love them.

but my BG doesn't, so it's a very rare treat I reserve for when I'm at her house 💕

Sweet enough!

I taste one first and see if they need sweetening.

but also sometimes I want the syrup so I sprinkle with sugar (taste first so I know how much) and a squeeze of lemon juice and let them sit for a few minutes. I learnt to make shortcake after moving to the USA and it’s better when the juice soaks into the cake or biscuit.

Black pepper…sublime

I just add a twist of ground black pepper.

I'd completely forgotten about sugar on strawberries, my mum and my grandmother used to do this. I'll have to ask my mum if she still does.

If they are out of season and white in the middle I add sugar, if they are in season and red in the middle I don’t.

Absolutely not!
Why would you ruin beautiful strawberries with sugar
I dont think I have any sugar unless Im baking anyway