1 pt. strawberries or 2 (16 oz.) pkgs. frozen whole strawberries
2 lg. grapefruit
3 lg. navel oranges
1 (1 pt. 10 oz.) jar pink champagne
1 (8 oz.) pkg. pitted dates, halved or 10 fresh dates, pitted & halved
2 pts. lemon sherbet

Wash fresh strawberries; drain; remove hulls. Cut any large berries in half. Peel and section grapefruit and oranges. Refrigerate fruit until it is well chilled (about 2 hours). If using frozen strawberries, thaw and drain. Also refrigerate champagne until ready to use.

Combine fruit and dates in chilled, large bowl; toss lightly. Arrange fruit in 12 dessert dishes. Top each serving with small scoop of lemon sherbet. Pour some champagne over each serving. Serve at once, adding remainder of champagne as needed.

Makes 12 servings.