Quote Originally Posted by RICHARD View Post
In CA? Ventura is a HUGE strawberry producing area.

The only problem? They are huge, hollow and have no taste to them. I was very surprised to have a berry with so much flavor and disappointed there was only half!
That's what happens when you cultivate for size, not flavor. And I get it's all irrigated soil, right? Sad, they "sell" great, but taste like sawdust. Back when I was not allergic to strawberries, we'd pick them locally here in Massachusetts, and they were smaller, but extremely flavorful and yummy.

I should have known then I'd become allergic to them eventually, Ma could only eat them the day they were picked, basically, so we'd pick a mess of 'em, then wash, clean and freeze them that day so she could enjoy them over time.