Funny I should find the link to this page on FB the night AFTER I made a strawberry pie using a recipe from a generally reliable cooking magazine. It instructs you to cook 2 lb. of frozen strawberries down to 2 c. of strawberry "jam"; add lemon juice, gelatin, a little water & sugar, cook it all together, add 1 lb. of sliced fresh strawberries, put the mixture into a single crust, bake, then refrigerate 4+ hours. The consistency was perfect, the flavor good, but not great; not enough to warrant all the fuss. After last night's experiment, I think I'll wait until the local strawberries come in to try this version of the pie. I like the stars on top; might have to buy myself a star cookie cutter. :)

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