1 (9 inch) pastry pie shell
4 baskets of strawberries (wash, hulk and drain-save 6 big
strawberries for garnishing top of pie)
1 c. sugar
3 level tbsp. cornstarch
Red food dye
Simmer 1 cup of berries in
2/3 cup of water. Add red food dye drops as needed for color.
Blend in 1 cup of sugar. Mix 3 level tablespoons cornstarch with
1/3 cup water, slowly add mixture to simmering strawberries.
Boil cornstarch and strawberries for 1 minute then cool to
lukewarm. Place remaining strawberries in pie shell (except for
6 for garnish). Pour lukewarm cornstarch strawberry mixture over
strawberries. Garnish with remaining 6 strawberries. Refrigerate
several hours
