Ingredients
- 1 1/4 c. sugar
- 1/4 c. lemon juice
- 1 tbsp. grated lemon rind
- 3 Large eggs
- separated
- 1 1/2 c. boiling water
- 3 rounded tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 (9 inch) pie shell
- baked
- 6 tbsp. sugar
Instructions
- Combine cornstarch, sugar, lemon juice and rind.
- Beat egg yolks and add in to creamed cornstarch mix.
- Slowly add in boiling water.
- Heat to boiling over direct heat stirring constantly.
- Pour into pie shell.
- Beat egg whites till stiff but not dry.
- Add in the 6 tbsp.
- sugar gradually.
- Spread over top of pie - make sure meringue touches all edges of crust.
- Bake at 425 degrees for only 4 or possibly 5 min.
- Cold away from draft.
- Yields: 1 nine inch pie.
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