From: arielle@bonkers.taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Followup-To: rec.food.cooking Subject: Strawberry Pie Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 19:58:07 GMT Organization: Taronga Park BBS Message-ID: 1 deep dish pie crust 1 quart fresh strawberries 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 cup water few drops red food coloring whipped cream Preheat ove to 400F. Blind-bake pie shell. Cool. Chop one cup of strawberries. Combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Stir in water gradually until smooth. Add chopped strawberries. Cook, over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Remove from heat, stir in food coloring. Cool. Pour 3/4 of the syrup mixture into prepared pie crust. Arrange remaining strawberries in crust, reserving 3 for garnish. Pour remaining syrup over strawberries. Chill until firm. Serve with whipped cream and slice of reserved strawberry.