Recipe for cooking old-fashioned lemon pie
Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Custard and Meringue Pies
Old-Fashioned Lemon Pie1 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. water
1 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/3 tsp. cream of tartar
3 eggs
2 lemons, juiced, and rinds grated
1 baked pie shell Mix 1 c. sugar, 1 c. water and butter. Let boil 3 mins.. Add cornstarch mixed with remaining 1/2 c. water. Stir well. Add grated rind of lemons and juice. Add egg yolks and stir well until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and let cool. Beat egg whites until very stiff; add remaining 1/2 c. sugar, a little at a time, to egg whites and fold one-third egg white mixture into pie filling. Pour into the pie shell. Add cream of tartar to remainder of egg white mixture to form meringue; cover pie with meringue. Bake 15 mins. in oven preheated to 400 degrees F and TURNED OFF before placing pie inside. Let pie remain in oven until meringue is golden brown.
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