EASY LEMON MERINGUE PIE pastry for 9-inch pie crust, baked 3 eggs, separated 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) 1/2 tsp. lemon juice (fresh or frozen) 1 tsp. lemon rind 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar dash of salt 1/3 c. sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In medium size bowl, beat egg yolks; stir in sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and rind. Turn into baked pie crust. Beat egg whites (at room tempera- ture) with cream of tartar until foamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff but not dry. Spread meringue on top of filling, sealing carefully to edge of crust. Place filled pie on cookie sheet in oven and bake 12 to 15 minutes or until meringue is golden. Cool; chill. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |