Ingredients:

Basic Pie:

4 3/4 c 2 c 4 c 1 1 T 3 c

whole strawberries with stems semisweet chocolate chips fresh strawberries (halved) mixed with a little sugar red cherry pie filling (your favorite) unbaked deep dish pie crust butter prepared whipped cream

Cherry filling:

2 cans 1 tsp 1/3 c 2 T

red tart cherries vanilla sugar cornstarch

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Melt chocolate chips over double boiler and dip whole berries (make sure berries are dry before dipping)..set aside on waxed paper.
3. Mix sugared berries with your cherry pie filling, reserving a good tablespoon of the strawberry syrup.
4. Place in pie shell and dot with butter.
5. Bake for an hour - check that the crust doesn’t brown too fast.
6. Chill the pie for at least an hour.
7. Fold 1 T. of strawberry syrup into the whipped cream just to give it a pink tint.
8. Be creative when you decorate with the cream - have fun!!
9. Carefully arrange the dipped berries last.

Note: This is just so easy; the flavors do blend really well.
Every July in Chassell the kids have a zillion roadside berry stands set up that sell out by the end of the day!!

1. Drain cherries and reserve juice.
2. In large saucepan, combine sugar cornstarch and 11/2 cups juice.
3. Cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly.
4. Add cherries and vanilla and cook just until it boils.