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MRS. ORKIN’S STRAWBERRY PIE Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup sugar
3 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
Few grains of salt
1 cup crushed strawberries
1/2 stick butter
1/4 cup water
1 baked 9” pie crust
1 3-oz package cream cheese
1 cup whole strawberries
1 cup whip cream or Cool Whip
1/4 teaspoon almond extract in whip cream or Cool Whip
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Directions:
Directions:
Combine first 6 ingredients in saucepan. Cook until thick and transparent, stirring constantly. Cool.
Spread shell with softened cream cheese. Stand whole strawberries in cream cheese. Pour sauce over this. Cover with Cool Whip and chill.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Helen was the mother of Chris' good friend Michael Orkin. I used to think Chris spent more time at their house than he did at ours.

 

 

 

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