Amazingly, the taste was exactly what I remember Grandma’s pie tasting like. Texture all wrong for pie filling, of course, but by some quirk of fate (stars in alignment? perfectly ripe fruit? correct sugar/fruit/acidity ratio? Grandma guiding my hand?) I had hit on the right combination...
For dessert we had strawberry shortcake cupcakes. They had strawberry filling and white frosting on top with a swirl of red strawberry flavored icing. I added candy eyeballs on the top for some fun. And what movie night is complete without popcorn? I bought a Halloween themed tin of popcorn...