Strawberry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cooked and cooled pie crust (8-inch)
3 c. clean stemmed strawberries
1 c. crushed strawberries
1 c. water
3/4 c. sugar
3 tsp. cornstarch
3 drops red food coloring (if desired)

Preparation

Boil for 2 minutes the crushed berries and 1 cup water. Strain mixture, keeping liquid.
Add to liquid the sugar and cornstarch; boil.
Stir constantly until thick and bubbly.
Add food coloring.
Place a small amount of mixture on pie crust. Fill crust with 1 1/2 cup berries and 1/2 of the liquid, then the remaining berries and finally the rest of the liquid.
Chill and serve with whipped topping.