Aunt Gert's Strawberry Delicious Thing

My Aunt Gert was a marvelous woman, funny, kind and sweeter than an entire box of sugar. When I was five years old I spent the summer at her house. She convinced me to eat the crusts on bread, (She told me it would make my hair grow.) always made home made mashed potatoes, even though I told her you could buy a mix and made a strawberry thing that made you want to skip dinner and head straight for dessert.

I miss Gert. Like all of my mother's sisters, she had a screwy sense of humour and a fierce determination to love life, no matter what.

3 cups flour
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups butter

Mix well and press into a 9x13 pan. Bake 15-20 minutes at 300.

1 8oz package cream cheese
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Combine and spread on cooled crust.

Top with

3 quarts of sliced strawberries mixed with
2 packages of strawberry glaze

Cover with
1 12 oz container Cool Whip