Fresh Strawberry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 pt. strawberries
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. almond flavoring
1 c. sweetened whipped cream
1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 baked 9-inch pie shell

Preparation

Wash and hull the strawberries.
Reserve half (the better looking ones) and mash the remainder.
To the mashed berries, add the sugar and cornstarch.
Mix well; cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened and clear.
Stir in lemon juice and almond flavoring.
Cool.
Add the remaining berries (whole ones). Pour into pie shell and chill.
Before serving, top with a ruff of whipped cream.