Fresh Strawberry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9-inch) baked pastry shell
1 1/2 qt. fresh strawberries
1 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
Cool Whip or your choice of whipped topping to garnish top of pie

Preparation

Make pastry shell; cool.
Wash and cap berries.
Set aside half of them (the best ones).
Mash the other berries.
Blend sugar and cornstarch; add to mashed berries.
Cook 5 to 6 minutes or until clear and very thick.
Stir in lemon juice.
Cool.
Select a few of the remaining berries for garnish, if desired, or place all of the remaining berries into the pastry.
Spoon the cooled sugar/cornstarch mixture over the berries in the pastry shell and cover with whipped topping.