Big Boy's Strawberry Pie

By MJH

Ingredients

• 1 cup 7-up or water
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 3 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cup stemmed and washed strawberries (1 quart)
• Whipped cream

Preparation

Step 1

Mix together the water, white sugar, salt, cornstarch and food coloring and cook in a saucepan for about 5 minutes or until thickened.

Set aside to cool.

Make the crust by combining flour, margarine, sugar and vanilla - press this into a 9 inch pie pan.

Prick all over and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until lightly browned.

When crust is cool, place berries in the shell and pour the thickened mixture over the top.

Refrigerate.

Serve with plenty of Whipped Cream.