Fresh Strawberry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. fresh strawberries
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. water
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. butter
1 baked pastry shell (9-inch)
1 c. whipping cream

Preparation

Line baked cooled pie shell with 2 cups of large, uncooked berries.
Make a sauce of the other 2 cups of berries, cut up and cook until thick with sugar, water, cornstarch, and salt mixed together.
Remove from heat; add butter and stir well.
Cool and pour over berries in the pastry shell.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Spread with a thick coating of whipped cream or whipped topping.
Serves 6.