Editor:
I have noticed that both family and public kitchen help all seem to presume that if strawberries come in a clear plastic clamshell that the fruit is ready to eat. It is not! Read the fine print: “Rinse before eating,” or some such admonishment.
My uncle in central California raised oranges, grapefruit, peaches, grapes… all wonderful stuff. When he gave us some to take home after a visit, he always reminded us to be…