A fresh strawberry tart from julia child!

Ingredients

• A 10-inch fully baked pastry shell
• 1 quart large, ripe, handsome strawberries
• 1 cup red currant jelly
• 2 table spoos . granulated sugar
• 2 table spons . kirsch or cognac
• 1 1/2 to 2 cups chilled creme patissiere

1) Pate Sablee:

• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 3 to 7 table spoons . granulated sugar
• 1/8 tea spoon . double-action baking powder
• 7 table spoons . fat: 5 table spoons chilled butter and 2 table spoons . chilled vegetable shortening
• 1 egg beaten with 1 tsp. water
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

2) Creme Patissiere:

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 5 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 cups boiling milk
• 1 table spoons . butter
• 1 1/2 table spoons . vanilla extract