Strawberry Valentine Pie: Marketing Florida Agriculture

Dessert-8020

Crust
3	egg whites, beaten
1 cup	sugar
1 teaspoon	white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon	vanilla

Filling
3 cups	strawberries
1 pint	whipping cream, whipped
	grated chocolate, optional

Preparation
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F and continue to heat for 10 minutes before placing meringue in oven. Beat egg whites, adding sugar slowly as you beat. Stir in vinegar and vanilla then spoon into a large pie pan. Turn oven off and place pie in oven overnight or for several hours. When pie crust is done, fold the strawberries and whipped creamtogether and pour into pie shell. Refrigerate until ready to eat. Garnish with grated chocolate, if desired. Yield 8 servings