Diner-Style Fresh Strawberry Pie

Name: Diner-Style Fresh Strawberry Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 2 quarts, fresh strawberries, washed, hulled, and halved (8 cups); 1 cup, granulated sugar; Pinch, table salt; Pinch, ground cinnamon; 2 tablespoons, lemon juice from 1 lemon; 1/4 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 3 1/2 tablespoons, Instant Clearjel; 1 , prebaked 9-inch pie shell

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 1998

To preserve the pristine taste of fresh strawberries, thicken with a combination of cornstarch and pectin that's designed for low-sugar recipes.

SERVES 8

TIME 45 minutes, plus 2 hours chilling

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