Lemon Meringue Pie

Lemon Meringue Pie

Mix together in a saucepan:

    1     cup sugar

           1/3    cup cornstarch

           1½     cup water

 Bring to boil for 1 minute.

 Add quickly stirring fast with whip:

         3     egg yolks, slightly beaten

Boil 1 minute while stirring – then add:

         2     tsp. lemon peel

         3     Tbsp. margarine

         ½    cup lemon juice

Pour into baked 9” pie shell. Top with meringue. Use back of big spoon to form peaks. Bake until delicate brown-about 8-12 minutes.

Meringue

            3    egg whites

           ¼    tsp. cream of tartar

           6     Tbsp. sugar

           ½     tsp. vanilla   

   Beat whites and tartar until foamy peaks form. Beat in sugar 1 Tbsp. at a time. Beat until stiff and glossy. Beat in vanilla.