Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Sugar,1/8 teaspoon Salt,1/2 cup Cornstarch,Grated 1 lemon rind,2 cups Water,3 Egg yolks,cup Lemon juice,1 teaspoon Butter,1 Baked pastry shell,3 Egg whites,1/4 teaspoon Salt,1/4 teaspoon Baking powder,6 tablespoons Granulated sugar,1 teaspoon Lemon juice
Instructions:
- Combine sugar, salt, cornstarch and lemon rind in sauce pan.
- Add boiling water, stir to blend well. Cook slowly for about 7 minutes, stirring constantly. Color will become transparent.
- Beat egg yolks, then add slowly to hot filling. Cook 5 minutes. Cool slightly and pour into baked pastry shell.
- Meringue: Oven temp 325F for 15-20 minutes.
- Add salt to egg whites and beat until foamy, then add baking powder. Beat until stiff, adding sugar gradually by spoonfuls beating well after each addition.
- Add flavoring. Continue beating until mixture piles up fluffy and sugar is well blended and dissolved.
- Spread meringue on pie, bringing it out to the pastry shell.
- Spread in careless strokes, leaving surface irregular.
- Bake as directed until a golden brown.
