Strawberries are not Berries

June is designated, amongst others, as Strawberry Month. Bernard le Bovier de Fontanelle, French writer and gourmand, who died in 1757 one month short of his hundredth birthday, attributed his longevity to the luscious fruit. Strangely, strawberries consist of more water, 90%, than most other popular fruits: apple, pear, plum, peach, cherry, blueberry, raspberry, cranberry, blueberry or blackberry. Worse yet, strawberries, botanically at least, are not true berries, bearing their seeds on the outside. Neither are raspberries and blackberries, also being deficient in this respect. Instead, they are 'aggregate fruits.' But still delicious.