Couldn't agree more Kitty. Strawberries at this time of year bear no ressemblance to the lovely stuff we all produce on our lotties!
29 years ago, however, when I was expecting my first born, I took a fancy to strawberries a month before he was born: in December. Guess what? I ate canned strawberries because nothing else was available. Nothing could be more disgusting! I've never eaten them since. I threw out about 8 cans after the baby was born because I couldn't even think of eating them. But at the time I craved them, because clearly my body/ the baby? needed something that strawberries provided.