LEMON MERINGUE PIE

  • 9-inch pie crust
  • 1½ tablespoons shortening
  • 8 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 egg yolks, beaten
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Grated rind of ½ lemon
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Melt shortening. Add flour, sugar, salt, water, and yolks. Mix well. Cook over hot water until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from fire, add lemon juice and rind and mix well. Pour into the baked pie crust. Cover top with meringue made by beating the confectioners' sugar into egg whites. Bake at 325° F. until a delicate brown, about 15 minutes.

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