tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35584545.post-76308694836796264502007-10-11T23:59:00.000-07:002007-10-17T19:17:17.295-07:002007-10-17T19:17:17.295-07:00I walked past the local farmer's market today and bought a little bit of produce. Some fresh leaf lettuce which I plan to make into a salad soon and a small container of strawberries. I expected both to be good fresh produce, but I didn't expect what I discovered... but let me set up the story slightly.<br /><br />In high school, I had a good friend Dan. I don't recall the context, but I said to Dan "lets play it by ear". Dan had a realization at that moment that he shared with me. For his entire life, he had believed that the saying was "play it by <b>y</b>ear". He hadn't thought to double check before whether or not he had things right, "play it by ear" wasn't the kind of thing you think about much.<br /><br />I had a similar experience with these strawberries. I grew up understanding that strawberries had a characteristic thick sweet initial flavor with a sweet-tart finish. Try a grocery store strawberry and see what I mean. I knew that the tart could be hidden with other flavors added, like whipped cream. What I didn't know was that a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/randomprocesses/487112398/">strawberry</a> existed that only had the thick sweet flavor all the way through and not the sweet-tart finish. Like Dan, I never asked that question. These strawberries have a smoothness like honey, with that unique strawberry flavor.Gregnoreply@blogger.com