Millie’s Lemon Pie

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Ingredients:

      Filling

3 egg yolks

3 Tbs. corn starch

1 cup plus 2 Tbs. sugar

4 Tbs. lemon juice

Rind from 1 lemon, finely grated

1 Tbs. butter

1 1/2 cups boiling water

      Pie Crust

1 baked pie crust (homemade or purchased)

      Meringue

3 egg whites

1 Tbs. lemon juice

6 Tbs. sugar

Preparation:

Combine corn starch and sugar. Place all the filling ingredients in a saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat stirring constantly until filling thickens. Cool to room temperature then pour filling into baked pie crust.

Prepare meringue by beating egg whites and lemon juice until they form soft peaks. Add sugar and beat to stiff peaks. Spread over filling securing meringue to sides of crust. Bake at 350˚ until tops of peaks brown. Chill in refrigerator.

History:

This was Mom’s Lemon Pie recipe and one of Dad’s favorites.