Sue's Strawberry Pie

ingredients

1 cup sugar
Dash salt
6 Tablespoons cornstarch
2 eggs slightly beaten
3 Tablespoons butter
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 - 9in baked pie shell
1 pt. Fresh strawberries
1 cup Heavy Cream whipped (or cool whip)

directions

Mix sugar cornstarch and salt. Add scalded milk, then place in a double boiler. Cook until tick. Add small amount of warm mixture to beaten eggs then return to mixture. Stir constantly until ticker. When thickened remove from head and add butter and vanilla, and cover with paper to keep from getting hard. When cool pour into shell and cover with strawberries. Chill Before serving, top with whipped cream. Garnish with a few strawberries.

Source: Sue Womack