On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:44:10 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Yesterday I picked up some local strawberries. I have to admit that I
>wondered about them. They didn't seem to be red enough and there were a
>lot of seeds on the outside. I must have become accustomed to those big
>red imported monsters and had forgotten what some of the local berries
>are like. I had some with my dessert last night. I was not expecting
>wonders. What a surprise to find out ho good they were. Despite the
>pale colour and seedy appearance, they were incredible.

We've had local strawberries here for about a week. We only buy them
from a couple of specific farm stands, because we know they are going
to be fresh-picked, and we know they'll be sweet because we can taste
before buying.

Expensive this year - $5 per quart. I think they were $4 last year.

Doris