Fruit Base Ice Cream Prep Question

[ciaogina]

I went to a strawberry U-pick today and want to make ice cream. My question is when the recipe calls for 1 quart strawberries is that by weight or volume? I seem to love my kitchen scale but realize there's quite a difference and worry about that in relation to the water content of the strawberries.

Thanks.

[mcgeary]

The recipe is calling for 1 quart by volume. A dry quart of strawberries typically weighs between 1.25 and 1.5 pounds.

[bigjimbray]

hey try it both ways and if you have any left over let me know because either its
going to be berry good....

[ciaogina]

good point! After researching many recipe sources--cookbooks and online strawberry ice cream recipes vary a lot...thanks for the advice!