With strawberry season coming to an end, here’s a way to make the most of a handful of berries. Have you ever eaten a strawberry sandwich?  Children can make these sandwiches with a bit of adult help, and you will feel like a child again when you bite into one. It’s like eating the freshest strawberry jam sandwich in the world. Have napkins at hand.

Strawberry sandwich

2 slices of generously buttered bread
Sliced local strawberries
2 Tbs. or so sugar

Use sweet or very lightly salted butter â€...
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If you’re buying strawberries, it’s a good idea to come prepared with a shallow basket, or other container to carry them home. Imported fruit tends to be shipped while still hard, but fresh-picked, really red-ripe berries are almost bursting with sweet juice—keep them spread out rather than piling them high. Not that keeping strawberries is usually a problem. Keeping hands off strawberries is the challenge. This week’s recipe comes from Andrea Norris, one of the volunteer board workin...
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