>On Wed, 28 May 2003 16:03:06 -0700  writes:
>
>> >palest imitation of strawberry flesh... pinkish-white abomination. 
>> :/
>> >(though I keep on buying them in hope...)
>> >
>> >>Ahhh yes ... the fat ripe strawberrie of my Aunt Hazel's garden.  
>> The berries
>> in the stre are truly an abomination -- and I won't *even* mention 
>> the peaches
>> ... Farmers of N. America, you are letting me down. Lezlie
>
>Not really -- they're sacrificing taste for a product that packs with
>minimal bruising, and doesn't mold the minute you turn your back. 
>What did I just read? The average produce travels 2,000 miles.
The local farmer's market -- indeed. Maybe I should have said 
"agri-business" rather than "farmers".  Lezlie

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