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Holding 1 strawberry by stem end, dip 2/3 of berry into chocolate; shake excess back into bowl. Turn berry dipped end up and sprinkle with citrus sugar. Place on prepared sheet.

1. Cut each strawberry in half lengthwise, keeping stems intact. Trim a thin slice from the bottom of each half to make each half sit evenly.

It looks like various forms of strawberry festivals continued here until sometime in the early 1900s, and I'm sure there are still groups that do something now, especially church groups.