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Article: The cream of the crop; British summer wouldn't be the same without strawberries. Cate Wilson dares to be different with her punnet.(FOOD)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- June 27, 2001
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Strawberries are synonymous with the British summer season. After all no self-respecting socialite would dare to be seen at either Ascot or Wimbledon without the prerequisite punnet, dressed with cream and sugar or just with a glass of chilled champagne.
Although the great British strawberry has come under attack in recent years, with lacklustre early summer weather blamed for bland and watery fruit caused by artificial ripening in hot houses, there is still much to be said of the home-grown variety which is picked between May and July.
And as Wimbledon ...