STRAWBERRY PIE (similar to Shoney's)

By rmille6277

Maxine Hayes Riggs

Ingredients

• 1 heaping cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 quart strawberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch

Preparation

Step 1

Blend flour, butter and powdered sugar. Press in pan with fingers. Bake at 350deg until slightly brown (about 20 minutes). Place half of berries in baked crust. (Add sugar and cornstarch to other half; boil until clear and thick. Cool slightly; pour over berries in crust). Cool; cover with whipped cream and serve.
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NOTE: Iris puts all the berries in the crust. She boils the sugar, cornstarch and 1 cup of water until clear and thick. Add red food coloring.