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I read in the paper last week that this is the peak of strawberry season in Florida. Then I saw that one of our local grocery stores had strawberries on sale for a really good price. That clinched it--we had to have strawberry pie for dessert Sunday.

This is a really old recipe that I got from one of my teachers when I was in school. I have modified it some over the years to make the filling a bit firmer.

Fresh Strawberry Pie

Crust:
1/2 cup margarine
2 Tbsps. sugar
1 cup plus 2 Tbsps. flour (the extra 2 Tbsps. flour may not be necessary in some areas)

Blend together the margarine, sugar, and flour. (I use the mixer for this.) This should form a dough. Pat into a 9" pie pan with your fingertips.

Bake at 375 degrees for 12-14 mins. Set aside to cool. This can be made a couple of days in advance if desired.

Filling:
1 cup sugar
pinch salt
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 cup cold water
2 Tbsps. dry strawberry gelatin
1 quart strawberries, washed, hulled, and cut into bite size pieces
Mix sugar, salt, and cornstarch in a saucepan. Add cold water. Bring to a boil and boil a full minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add the gelatin. Stir for another minute or so to completely dissolve the gelatin. Pour over the prepared berries and then refrigerate for two hours to thicken. Pour the thickened filling into the cooled pie crust.

Chill for several hours or overnight. Serve with whipped cream or whipped topping.

A delicious taste of spring!

Becka

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We had a few new items on the menu for lunch today.

I had made an appetizer for New Year's Eve and had more of the ingredients on hand so I made another batch for today. They are called Broiled Stuffed Pepper Wedges and I found the recipe at Tammy's Recipes.

Here they are before broiling:

Here they are ready to eat:

The next new recipe was from this book that I got from my friend, Marge, for Christmas.

It is basically a stir fry of asparagus, snow peas, frozen peas, and green onions with a sauce. The sauce was OK, but the next time I plan to just season the vegetables with soy sauce and sesame oil after a quick stir fry. I thought the combination was really pretty and tasted good.

Here's a picture of the finished stir-fry:

The final new recipe was from this book that I got for Christmas from my friend, Sandy.

Sandy knows that Rob and I both have read a number of the Cat Who... mysteries by Lilian Jackson Braun. The beauty of this particular recipe was that it used up the half can of leftover jellied cranberry sauce that I had in the refrigerator left from my DSIL's recent visit. You just make a box of jello with one cup of boiling water, 1 cup of sour cream and one cup of the cranberry sauce, let it thicken slightly and pour into a baked pie shell. I did have to run the mixture through the blender because the cranberry sauce wouldn't blend in with a whisk.

We had all these new dishes with an old family favorite - Pizza Rolls. I will have to post that recipe on another day.

Becka

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