Top Chef dreaming.

[stratamajor]

Why is it is that we can have blackberry and blueberry and boysenberry and marionberry and gooseberry pies, but not strawberry or raspberry?
You can have strawberry...but only if you mix it with rhubarb. Which is weird...I don't know what rhubarb is, but it sounds stalk-y and suspiciously like a vegetable.
But the moment you try to make a raspberry

Comments

[1lesskiss]

i think it has something to do with the way the berries take to being filling or something.

Self-evident

[fishant]

I Googled "Raspberry Pie" and found a few respectable recipes... but perhaps someone tried this one and forever banned the concept from the human imagination:

FRESH STRAWBERRY OR RASPBERRY PIE

1/4 c. water
3/4 c. sugar
1 (12 oz.) bottle or can 7-UP
4 tbsp. cornstarch

Cook until thick, 1-2 minutes. Then add 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry jello (if making raspberry pie, add raspberry jello). Mix well. Cool. Take baked pie shell and fill with fresh berries. Pour mixture evenly over berries. Top with whipped cream.