Of Strawberries and Pie

So, this is an issue. Clearly people are confused about what the real correct answer is, especially since the option that is leading isn't really an option.

I've tried counting how many years it has been since I made the switch from birthday cake to birthday pie, but then I ran out of fingers and stopped counting. It has always been, and will always be, the Birthday Strawberry Pie, as it is without a doubt, the undisputed heavyweight champion of the pie world. Using fresh Oregon berries surely doesn't hurt either.

Cakes can be made year round, rain or shine, zombie apocalypse or alien invasion. Pies,or rather fresh, seasonal pies, are all the more special because they only peak during certain times throughout the year. To me, this is a no-brainer if your birthday or other special occasion happens to fall during one of the many delicious produce season.

Mary makes just one pie a year, my Birthday Strawberry Pie, since you shouldn't have to make your own birthday pie on your birthday.

Mary, like most novice pie-makers, is always worried about the crust, however she was very pleased with this year's results.

I'd be foolish if I didn't get at least one more strawberry pie made this "summer", so I managed to get one last flat of berries from Sauvie Island.

It is a good thing I got the full flat, because I must have eaten three pints of berries before I even got to the pie-makin'.

So make the switch to pie. It will be fantastic. Just watch out you don't waste your time with the "D"-students of the pie world: banana-cream, Boston-cream or any other "cream" based pies.


--Isaac