Pie and Pastry Recipes

~LEMON CREAM PIE~--Stir into one cup of boiling water one tablespoonful
of cornstarch dissolved in a little cold water. Cook until thickened and
clear, then add one cup of sugar, a teaspoonful of butter, and the juice
and grated rind of two lemons. Add the beaten yolks of three eggs and
take from the fire. Have ready the bottom crust of a pie that has been
baked, first pricking with a fork to prevent blisters. Place the custard
in the crust and bake half an hour. When done take from the oven and
spread over the top a meringue made from the stiffly whipped whites of
the eggs, and three tablespoonfuls of sugar. Shut off the oven so it
will be as cool as possible giving the meringue plenty of time to rise,
stiffen and color to a delicate gold.

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