Pie, Strawberry Meringue

Ingredients

• 2 pounds strawberries
• 1 pound sugar
• ¼ ounce cornstarch

Directions

1. Sugar the strawberries by mixing 2 pounds of sugar with 1 pound of fruit. Let it stand for 2 to 3 hours.

2. Pour off the syrup and thicken it with ¼ ounce of cornstarch for each box of berries.

3. Pour the syrup over the strawberries, stirring until thoroughly mixed.

4. Place the mixture in custard pie tins with a partly baked bottom crust.

5. Cover with meringue and bake for 10 minutes.