Basic Cheesecake Recipe with Strawberry Topping - Fabulessly Frugal

Ingredients

• 1¼ Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs (about 15 squares)
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 3 Tablespoons melted Butter or Margarine
• 19 oz Cream Cheese (2 ½ packages)
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 Teaspoons grated lemon peel (optional)
• 3 Eggs
• 2 ½ Quarts Strawberries
• 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
• 1 Cup Boiling Water
• 3 oz package of Strawberry flavored Gelatin (Jell-o)