Lemon Meringue Pie

By Afton

Ingredients

• Pie:
• 1/3 c sugar
• 1/2 c corn starch
• 1/2 t salt
• 3 c water
• 6 egg yolks
• 1/2 c sugar (a little less)
• 4 T butter
• 1 c lemon juice
• 3 t lemon rind
• Meringue:
• 6 egg whites
• 3/4 t cream of tarter
• 3/4 c sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Pie:
Combine 1/3 c sugar, corn starch and salt in double boiler. Blend in water gradually. Cook over boiling water stirring constantly until thick. Cover cook 10 minutes stirring occasionally.

In bowl, beat yolk, 1/2 c sugar. Add a little hot mixture and stir. Add to remaining hot mixture. Cook over boiling water 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from boiling water. Add butter, lemon juice, rind and cool. Pour into baked pie shells.

Meringue:
Whip egg whites and cream of tarter to soft peak. Add sugar and beat to firm. Divide between 2 pies. Bake at 325 until tips of peaks brown.