In the mid to late 1940s, my aunt Bea and her husband lived on an army base where my uncle was stationed. During Bea’s pregnancy, she developed a rash over her body. Her physician diagnosed her symptoms as an allergic reaction to having eaten strawberries. Within the next six months, several other people on the base developed similar symptoms, most of whom had not consumed strawberries, or for that matter, any type of berries. The consensus from…