Muffins Meet Strawberries – Brown bananas are great mashed into bread, Overripe strawberries can be used in just the same way, mashed or simply chopped, and mixed into sweet breads, muffin batter, pancake mix, or any other cake or baked good. 
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How do you preserve old strawberries?
How to Store Strawberries – When stored properly in the refrigerator using one of the below methods, strawberries should stay fresh for up to one week. Always examine your berries for mold and other signs of spoilage before eating them.
Place in air-tight glassware: Transfer unwashed strawberries into a glass food storage container or mason jar and make sure it’s sealed tight. Paper towel method: Place a clean, dry paper towel in a container and put unwashed strawberries on top. Close the lid and place the container in the refrigerator. Rinse with vinegar solution: Soak strawberries in a vinegar solution (one-part white vinegar and three parts water) for a few minutes. Then drain them, pat them dry, and place them on a clean paper towel in a glass container. Loosely place the lid on and store in the refrigerator.
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What can I do with bad strawberries?
Frozen – Not quite ready to turn your mushy strawberries into dessert ? Instead of tossing them, keep them in the freezer and you’ll have a great mix-in the next time you’re making a smoothie or ice cream. Or purée them into sauce and freeze that. You can even portion it out, using an ice cube tray, to use for salad dressing, meat marinades, and quick desserts anytime you want. 
How do you remove toxins from berries?
No method is 100% effective. As a rule of thumb, washing with water reduces dirt, germs, and pesticide residues remaining on fresh fruit and vegetable surfaces. Washing and rubbing produce under running water is better than dunking it. Wash fruits and vegetables from the farmers’ market, your home garden, and the grocery store. Produce may have dirt, germs, and pesticide residues on them during the time it is grown until it’s taken to your table. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) control the amount of pesticide residue allowed on foods to ensure food safety,
Any pesticide residue on fruits and veggies must comply with the regulations. The residue limits set by EPA are known as tolerances, EPA works to ensure a ‘reasonable certainty of no harm’ to infants, children, and adults from eating small amounts of pesticides in food, According to the FDA, eating a variety of fruits and vegetables is important for a healthy diet.
Growing Strawberries at home is easy, big and sweet if you know this method
All of the following options can reduce the risk of pesticide exposure. Did You Know: Fruits and vegetables have pores like your skin does. Soap products can get trapped in the pores. There are some kinds of soaps designed to be used on produce, but they are no more effective than water alone.
Wash fruits and vegetables even if you do not plan to eat the skin. Wash your hands with soap and warm water before and after handling fresh fruits and vegetables, Hold the fruit or vegetable under flowing water in a strainer. This removes more pesticide than dunking the produce. The FDA does not recommend washing fruits and vegetables with soap, detergent, or commercial produce wash, They have not been proven to be any more effective than water alone. No washing method is 100% effective for removing all pesticide residues. Scrub firm produce like melons and potatoes with a clean brush. Scrubbing firm fruits can help get more of the residues off. Rub soft produce like grapes while holding them under running water to remove residues. Put fragile fruits and vegetables like berries in a colander and turn it while gently spraying it with water. Discard the outer leaves of leafy produce, like lettuce and cabbage. Peel produce that can be peeled, like peaches or apples. Heating can help get rid of residues, but you might be getting rid of nutrients, too.
If you have questions about this, or any pesticide-related topic, please call NPIC at 1-800-858-7378 (8:00am – 12:00pm PST), or email us at [email protected],
Can you eat old berries?
If the majority of the fruit is ‘squishy’, extremely discolored, has a foul odor, or the skin is wrinkling or peeling away with the slightest touch, the fruit is should most likely not be eaten. Berries often spoil quickly and are fairly delicate, although usually are completely fine for consumption.