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Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 9" pie shell

4 tablespoons corn starch
1 1/2 to 2 cups sugar
1 cup boiling water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 ONLY lemon rind GRATED
2 Tablespoons butter
4 ONLY eggs SEPARATED
Directions:
Directions:
Bake pie shell

In a double boiler, combine cornstarch, 1 cup sugar & boiling water-COOK stirring constantly, till (sic) mixture thickens.

Add salt, lemon juice and grated rind. Continue cooking, stirring constantly till (sic) blended.

Beat egg yolks till lemon colored.

Pour mixture over egg yolks stirring constantly.

Return to hot water-cook 4 minutes.

Add butter-blend well.

REMOVE-let mixture cool.

Then pour into baked pie shell.

Beat egg whites till very stiff.

GRADUALLY add 6 tablespoons sugar until it PEAKS.

Spread over lemon mixture with spatula-completely to edges.

Bake 15 minutes at 325º

 

 

 

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