Picking Strawberries--and Strawberry Shortcake

I went out this morning to a local pick your own strawberry patch.  I took my timer along and determined that I would spend one hour picking berries.  Well, there was a dad and his two kids out picking berries also. With their help, I filled my bucket in probably less than 15 minutes. A bucket full was about 5 lbs. which was enough for me.  This granny sure appreciated the help.
These are good sweet berries.  I put 3 lbs. in the freezer, washed one lb. and put in the "ice box" for Mimi to have to eat, and fixed the last lb. for strawberry shortcake. Paul and I enjoyed some after supper tonight.