Strawberry Pie

Ingredients for crust

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

3 tablespoons sugar

1 cup flour

Ingredients for filling*

2 cups water

2 cups sugar

6 tablespoons cornstarch

1 (6 ounce) package strawberry jello

3 quarts strawberries, cleaned and de-stemmed

*If you are using a shallow pie plate, cut filling recipe in half

Preparation for crust

Mix butter, sugar and flour and press into a greased deep pie plate. Bake at 375 F for 10 minutes.

Preparation for filling

Bring water, sugar and cornstarch to a boil, stirring until thick and clear. Remove from heat; add strawberry jello. Mix well and cool. Fold in strawberries. Pour into pie shell. Store in refrigerator until set; serve with whipped cream.