"Polly Esther" > wrote:
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>Ah yes. Well. Not quite. My mom made a strawberry pie that was
>magnificent. I've been attempting to duplicate it for about 20 years.
>Things learned: cream cheese was an ingredient. It was not a 'staple' in the
>40's and 50's and took me a while to realize it was part of the recipe.
>Only real, really real, fresh strawberries will do. Anything shipped in
>from afar or frozen won't do either. They just don't have the zing of
>fresh/local. Polly

I hope that by 'fresh/local' you mean pick-your-own. That might not
even do it-- but you can plant a dozen plants in an earth box that
will rival the flavor of those your mom got.

Strawberry culture has come *way too far* in the last 30 years.

if you can pick a quart of strawberries and not have to scrub your
hands and change your shirt-- they either aren't ripe enough or
they are not the right variety.<g>

Jim