All-American Strawberry Pie

Ingredients

• 3 c strawberry jelly
• 6 Tbsp cornstarch
• 6 Tbsp water
• 3 baked 9-inch pie shells
• 6 lb fresh whole stemmed California strawberries
• 3 c lightly sweetened whipped cream

Directions

1. To make glaze
2. Melt jelly whisk until smooth
3. Mix cornstarch and water
4. Stir into jelly
5. Bring to boil cook and stir 4 to 5 minutes until mixture is the consistency of thin jam Cool to room temperature
6. Brush inside of each pie shell with 14 cup jelly mixture
7. Gently toss strawberries with remaining jelly mixture to coat
8. Mound strawberry mixture into
9. pie shells dividing equally
10. Turn several strawberries in each pie so that point ends face up
11. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 8 hours before serving
12. Cut each pie into 8 wedges top each serving with 2 tablespoons whipped cream
13. Yield
14. 24 servings three 9-inch pies