Ned's Strawberry Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup strawberry gelatin powder
• 2 drops red food coloring (optional)
• 1 1/2 quarts strawberries, sliced
• 1 pie shell, baked, 9-inch
• whipped cream or topping

Directions:

• Combine sugar, cornstarch, and water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thickened and clear, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice, gelatin powder and food coloring if used.
• Chill until mixture begins to thicken. 
• Place strawberries in the baked pie shell and spoon slightly thickened gelatin mixture over the top.
• Chill the pie at least 4 hours.
• Top with whipped cream or whipped topping and garnish with reserved strawberry halves.

* From the kitchen of The Pie Hole