Mixing station #2 . . . Stabilized whipped cream in pastry bag with Wilton 1M tip, and a blank canvas to decorate on . . . And here you have my Patriotic Pie . . . NTS: Put strawberries stalk/cut side down next time. This would be a cool recipe to make for a July 4th party; double the recipe, use a 9" x 13" baking dish, use a smaller piping tip to make stars with the whipped cream over a layer of blueberries (you don't need 50 stars), then the [larger] Wilton 1M piping tip for whipped cream & strawberry slices for the stripes. As long as I already had a mess in the kitchen, I purée the strawberries that probably wouldn't last until we finished eating this pie . . . Each bag contains 200 grams of purée, enough for STRAWBERRY MOUSSE #1 or STRAWBERRY MOUSSE #2. I may do this with the blueberries I have left, too. Miss Emmie, who had "lost" me earlier in the day, insisted on staying in the kitchen, under my feet, for the strawberry puréeing session . . . I'm bored as h*ll, but I'm staying right here. I already made a fool of myself today by barking at an empty room. Pops told Mom and they laughed at me.
THE RECIPES I USED

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