Peter's Favorite Strawberries

Ingredients

 * 1 pint very red strawberries, ripe
 * 1 med orange
 * 2 tbsp orange juice
 * 2 tbsp sweet vermouth
 * sugar substitute equivalent
 * to 1 tablespoons sugar
 * (optional)

Directions
Wash and hull strawberries; cut in half. Slice ends off orange; quarter orange lengthwise and slice orange wedges crosswise with rinds left on, as thin as possible. Put strawberries and oranges in a bowl; mix well. Mix together the orange juice and sweet vermouth and drizzle over fruit mixture; stir to mix. Check to see if berries have enough natural sweetness for your taste; if not, add sweetener. Cover bowl and chill in refrigerator 2 hours before serving; stir gently several times to blend flavors. Food exchanges per serving: 1 fruit exchange; cal: 56; cho: 11g; pro: 1g; fat: 0g; sod: 1mg; cho: 0mg; low-sodium diets: this recipe is excellent.