When strawberry season hits, this is a wonderful way to display those red beauties and enjoy their sweet freshness surrounded by a beautiful red shimmer.

Oh, and there’s a tasty surprise on the bottom, which doubles your enjoyment.

Ingredients:

1 package strawberry gelatin

1 pint strawberries

1/2 pint whipping cream

1 cup sugar

1 cup hot water

1 (9-inch) ready made pie shell

Instruction:

In a bowl, dissolve the gelatin in hot water.

Wash and hull the strawberries; place strawberries in a separate large bowl and pour the sugar over them; toss lightly until well coated.

After the gelatin has cooled (but not set), add gelatin mixture to strawberries.

Let mixture chill in the refrigerator until it has congealed.

With a wire whisk, beat the whipped cream, adding 4 tablespoons of the gelatin mixture as you go.

Spoon the cream mixture into the bottom of the pie crust.

Pull out the strawberries from the cooled gelatin mixture and lay them on top of the cream mixture.

Pour the congealed gelatin into the pie crust. Refrigerate pie for 4 hours or until completely set.