1 9-inch pastry shell, baked
4 cups fresh strawberries, hulled
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
3 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp butter
1 cup whipped topping
Arrange 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled side down, in

ed baked pastry shell. Make a sauce with the remaining 2 cups of strawberries:
chop berries and heat them in a saucepan with sugar, water, cornstarch and salt. Remove from heat when thickened and stir in butter. Wait for the sauce to

and pour it over the strawberries in pastry shell.
Chill for several hours.
When you're ready to serve, pipe, spoon or spread the whipped topping on top of the pie.
Makes 1 pie