Buy a pint (or a quart) of strawberries or raspberries, hull, and cut strawberries in half - or quarters if the strawberries are large. If you're using raspberries, leave them whole.

Put the berries in a bowl, and add 1 to 3 tablespoons of sugar, depending on how sweet the strawberries are to begin with and how many berries you have. Use the least amount of sugar you can. Allow the berries to macerate in the refrigerator for about an hour.

Serve in wine goblets layering (layering means berries, ice cream, berries, ice cream, berries, ice cream - you get the picture - ending with berries on top) the berries with the best vanilla ice cream you can get your hands on. I usually use Häagan-Daz Vanilla Honey Bee if I'm not making my own.