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Article: STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM ; Food & Drink
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 2, 2008
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NO MATTER how long the plucky British contenders manage to
survive at Wimbledon, the strawberries always seem to get top
billing which is a shame as the cream also plays an important role
in what has become an iconic summer partnership.
Earlier in the year there were dark mutterings from strawberry
growers about the unseasonable frosts during May and the possibility
of shortages and even higher prices during Wimbledon fortnight.
Fortunately, the cut-throat nature of the berry-growing business
has kept prices realistic and they are at much the same levels as
last year.
Strawberry farmers have also organised themselves better so that
at Boddington's Berries in Cornwall (they supply Fortnum ...