But despite the cancellation of this year’s Wimbledon, they can still enjoy the taste of strawberries – as jam. The two-week tournament, which was due to start on June 29, would have sold up to 38 tons of the fruit in nearly 200,000 portions. This year, 750kg will be turned into jam by England Preserves. The rest will be sold at supermarkets and grocers, sent to schools or given to food banks. A spokesman for Wimbledon said unsold fruit is historically made into the preserve but ‘this year we are specifically ordering strawberries to make jam’.

Source: Daily Mail June 15, 2020 00:32 UTC