Read this one with the card open. Something on it is illegible, missing or ambiguous. It is transcribed exactly as written — nothing has been guessed or filled in — and every uncertainty is marked below.
Summary
A handwritten index-card recipe, attributed to "Deb," for the strawberry-jello glaze used in a strawberry pie — but the card only covers the glaze, not the fresh strawberries or crust that a pie would need.
Key contents
- Physical artifact: lined index card, cursive, signed "From Deb" at the bottom (no last name given).
- Ingredients (glaze only, as written):
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 T. cornstarch
- Pinch salt
- 3 T. strawberry jello (gelatin)
- A few drops red food coloring
- Method (glaze only): 1. Cook sugar, water, cornstarch, and salt until clear. 2. Add jello and a few drops of red food coloring. 3. Let cool a few minutes.
- Gap: the card is titled "Strawberry Pie" but the ingredient list and method only describe a cooked strawberry-jello glaze — it does not state a quantity of fresh strawberries or a pie shell/crust, both of which a strawberry-glaze pie normally requires. As written, this card cannot be carried through to a finished pie without outside knowledge.
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