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Strawberry pie is a dessert food consisting mainly of strawberries and sugar in a pie crust, sometimes with gelatin. It is often served with whipped cream.
A common concern with strawberry pies is how to prevent the crust from becoming soggy or watery. Possible causes of watery strawberry pies include the thickener, particularly when not enough cornstarch is used, or when it has lost its thickening properties after being cooked for too long. Cutting the strawberries too finely can also contribute to excess moisture in the pie. Sometimes, a layer of cream cheese is added to help keep the pie crust crisp.
Strawberry-pie eating contests are part of many summer strawberry festivals across America. At the annual contest in Athens, Georgia, the 2023 winner ate fourteen slices in two minutes.
Each year in May in Huntington, West Virginia, Jim's Steak and Spaghetti House serves over 10,000 slices of strawberry pie for one week only, with thousands of customers lining up outside its doors. Their strawberry pie, which consists of "fresh strawberries layered into a pie shell with confectionery sugar and real whipped cream," has received national recognition from People magazine and the Food Network.
A related dessert food is the strawberry-rhubarb pie, a baked pie which has a tendency to become "very juicy" or "soggy," due to the high water content of both the rhubarb and the strawberries. (2026). 9781945256912, America's Test Kitchen. ISBN 9781945256912
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