Strawberry Sauce

Warning:  After you find out how easy this sauce is to make, you won’t buy the stuff from the grocery store again!  This makes a great topping for ice cream or cheesecake (especially chocolate cheesecake).  It also complements strawberry shortcake nicely, too! 2 ½ cups    sliced strawberries ¼ cup         sugar          ¼ cup         water          1 tsp.          lemon juice ½ tsp.         vanilla 2 tsp.          corn starch Place all ingredients into a 1 quart saucepan.  Bring to a boil over medium heat, mashing the strawberries with a potato masher.  Boil for two minutes and remove the pan from the heat.  Cool slightly.  Puree sauce with a stick blender.  Refrigerate any unused sauce for up to two weeks.