Macerated Strawberries

Ingredients

• 2 pints strawberries
• 1/4 cup honey
• 4 tablespoons Grand Marnier (or any other orange-flavored liqueur, I used Triple Sec)

Directions

1. 1

   Wash, then hull strawberries. Don't use strawberries that are "bad" -- overripe, underripe, moldy, squashed, resemble Richard Nixon -- if there's a white crown on a strawberry, don't use it.

2. 2

   Set aside 6-8 strawberries, and roughly chop the rest of them. Irregular shapes are good.

3. 3

   Take the 6-8 strawberries that were set aside, chop 'em too, then mash them with a fork so you've got a rough strawberry puree.

4. 4

   Mix the chopped strawberries and the mashed strawberries in a bowl, trying to coat the whole pieces as much as possible.

5. 5

   Add the honey, then the Grand Marnier, to the bowl. Stir gently until it's all coated.

6. 6

   Refrigerate at least two hours, then serve over whatever pleases you.

7. 7

   Note: If you don't want to use liqueur, you can substitute lemon juice and a teaspoon or two of lemon zest.