Dora wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>>>
>> 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.

Mmmm. Now I am drooling. It's a LONG time until we have native
strawberries up here in Massachusetts though.

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Jean B.