When Alicia was a child, the best reward her parents could give her was a trip to a nearby restaurant for strawberry pie. Piled high with big juicy strawberries and smothered in whipped cream, that concoction is still one of her favorite summer desserts.

Now that it's strawberry-picking time again up north, a nostalgic craving for the pie has struck like clockwork.

While it's possible to purchase glaze for the pie in grocery stores, we've tried a couple of the brands, only to be sadly disappointed. What good is it to save a few minutes if you're not happy with the outcome?

Even though today's recipe calls for a bit of boiling and stirring to make your own filling, this recipe for Strawberry Pie, which Alicia found in her grandmother's recipe box, is not difficult to master. We top our pie in true desperate form using real whipped cream in an aerosol can. Any type of whipped topping will work. For another fresh-strawberry-dessert idea, please visit our website, www.kitchenscoop.com.

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