Message from Maggie:  My mom sent me this recipe this week after making it for my Aunt Marion’s birthday.  This was my Grandma’s strawberry pie- and it isn’t the cleanest or healthiest recipe around but it is divine.  I altered it a bit by making gluten free crust (see here) and brought it to my company’s summer party.

Ingredients:

• 1 pie crust (Note:  See recipe here.)
• 2 pound strawberries, cleaned, dried, and cut in half
• 1c. Sugar.
• 3 T. corn starch
• 1c. Water
• Dash of salt
• 2 t. butter
• Juice of half a lemon
• 3 T. strawberry jello

Instructions:

1. Make and cook pie crust.  (Note:  You can use a pre-made or try my gluten free version here.)
2. Combine sugar and corn starch in pan.
3. Gradually add water and salt to pan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
4. Boil two min until thickened.
5. Remove pan from heat and add butter, juice of half a lemon and jello.
6. Stir to melt butter and dissolve jello.
7. Once mixture is lukewarm, add strawberries to mixture in pan.
8. Pour mixture into a pie shell.

Allergens:

• This recipe is gluten free if you use a gluten free crust.
• This recipe is dairy free.
• This recipe is nut free.

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