Macerated Strawberries

I found this yesterday at about.com, and am very surprised there's nothing like it on Recipezaar (at least, I can't find it). We served this over nonfat yogurt cheese, but it would be equally delicious over just about anything. Cooking time is refrigeration time.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

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

Directions

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. Set aside 6-8 strawberries, and roughly chop the rest of them. Irregular shapes are good.
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. Mix the chopped strawberries and the mashed strawberries in a bowl, trying to coat the whole pieces as much as possible.
5. Add the honey, then the Grand Marnier, to the bowl. Stir gently until it's all coated.
6. Refrigerate at least two hours, then serve over whatever pleases you.
7. Note: If you don't want to use liqueur, you can substitute lemon juice and a teaspoon or two of lemon zest.