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Strawberry Recipes

No-Bake Strawberry Charlotte

2 tbs. unflavored gelatin
¾ cup sugar, divided
¼ tsp salt
4 eggs, separated
½ cup water
2 ½ cups sliced or crushed strawberries
2 tbs. lemon juice
2 tsp grated lemon rind
10 ladyfingers
1 cup whipping cream, whipped

Mix gelatin with ¼ cup sugar and salt in top of double broiler. Beat egg yolks and water together; add gelatin mixture with strawberries and cook over boiling water only until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from heat, add lemon juice and rind; chill in refrigerator until mixture mounds when dropped from a spoon. Line ladyfingers around 8 inch spring-form pan. Beat egg whites until stiff with remaining sugar; fold into berry mixture with whipped cream; turn into pan and chill until firm. Unmold and serve.