On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 7:32:14 PM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 18:56:00 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >On 3/27/2021 6:27 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> >
> >> I never had fresh strawberries until I was a teenager...I had only
> >> seen those little sugary blocks in the freezer container that needed a
> >> church key to pry off the cover.
> >>
> >> I did like those frozen strawberries, though.
> >>
> >
> >Yes, they gave you a good sugar high. Strawberries are in season here
> >but you still have to be careful. They are picked too soon to allow for
> >shipping and they don't ripen will once picked. The really big berries
> >look nice bot don't always have the flavor intensity of the smaller ones.
> I have been so disappointed with most fresh strawberries (except the
> locals and the ones on my deck in drips and drabs), that I prefer
> blackberries when I need fresh fruit.
>
> Still, they are coming in this past week or so and Wegman's wanted
> $9.99 for the organics today.
> >
> >Best I had were from the Farmer's Market in Ct. Ripe, picked that
> >morning. About a 3 week season.
> Some here, with locals from the last farm in town.

I don't know what LoHud side you are on but in town out on the street, i've seen cartons of strawberries as low as $1.00.