Strawberries and Cream Pie

6 cups of fresh strawberries
2/3 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of water
3 tablespoons of cornstarch
1 9-inch baked pie shell
1 cup of sweetened whipped cream

Remove stems from berries. Mash 2 cups. Half and quarter the remaining and set aside. In a medium saucepan, stir together the mashed berries, sugar, cornstarch and a pinch of salt. Cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Continue to cook and stir for 2 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes.

Fold remaining berries into cooled mixture. Pour into pie shell.

Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

Top with whipped cream before serving.