Jean B. wrote:
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> That looks rather like what I do, without looking at my recipe. I
> don't think mine contains lemon juice though--just the sweetness
> of the filling/glaze contrasting with the whole berries. I don't
> put vanilla in the whipped cream--and go along with the minimal
> sweetening there. I will add that IMO, you need a good
> (standard--not crumb, etc.) pie crust, and it should not have any
> sweetener in it. Last time I made this pie, I used a different
> pie crust recipe, and the result was not an improvement.

I know what you're saying. This recipe is very similar to one I have
had before but I'm sure I'll twitch it around. Frankly, I'm not even
sure I'd use the whipped cream mix - certainly not to top the whole
pie but perhaps just to pipe around the edge. Why gild the lily? The
glazed strawberries will look gorgeous by themselves.