MOM'S STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• STRAWBERRY TOPPING.
• Wash and halve strawberries.
• Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan.
• Add the water, lemon juice and red food coloring. Cook over medium high heat until the mixture starts to thicken, stirring frequently.
• Add half of the strawberries and cook until mixture is thickened.
• Add remaining strawberries and remove from heat.
• Cool completely before putting on top of cream filling in pie shell.
• CREAM FILLING.
• While strawberry filling cools, whip the whipping cream.
• In separate bowl, beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt.
• Fold in the whipped cream and spread in the bottom of the cooled pie shell.
• Once the strawberry filling has cooled, gently put it on top of the cream filling.