Beat yolks good and add V* of the sugar, rind and juice. Cook in
double boiler until thick. Cool. Beat whites until stiff, add rest of
sugar. Then fold in Yo of the whites to the cooked part. Put into
cooked crust and add rest of the whites on top and brown. Good.
Mrs. Hill C. Trexler
LEMON PIE
6 eggs 1 lemon juice
2 lumps of butter, size of egg 1 ' 2 cups of sugar
Stir butter and sugar together and add eggs, 2 whole and 4 yolks
(leaving 4 whites for meringue). Add lemon juice and place in un-
cooked pastry and cook. Then add meringue which has been made
with the 4 remaining whites, beaten stiff with 4 large tablespoons of
sugar. Brown in oven. Use a little grated rind in the pies.
Mrs. John E. Ramsay
100
LEMON TARTS
4 eggs 2 tablespoons melted butter
2 cups sugar Grated rind of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Mix as usual and bake in muffin pans.
Mrs. G. L. Burke
PARK LANE LEMON PIE
V2 cup minute tapioca 2 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup lemon juice
V2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon lemon rind
3 cups water 1 baked 9-incb pie sbell
2 egg yolks slightly beaten✪ Park Lane Lemon Pie
Combine tapioca, sugar, salt and water in a saucepan and mix
well. Bring mixture quickly to a full boil aver direct beat, stirring
vigorously. Add butter, lemon juice, and rind. Turn into pie shell.
Beat 2 egg whites until foamy; add *4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a
time, beating after each addition until blended. Then beat until the
mixture stands in peaks. Pile lightly on pie and bake in moderate
oven (350 degrees) 15 minutes. All measurements are level.
Miss Abbie Peeler
LEMON PIE
Yellows of 4 egg (I use 2 whites but recipe does not call for that),
7 tablespoonsful of sugar, 1 dessert spoonful of butter, Juice of 1
lemon (a juicy one). Use the 2 remaining egg whites for meringue.
This makes one pie.
Mrs. E. D. McCall
LEMON PIE
2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 eggs
% cup sugar Salt
1 cup boiling water Grated rind V2 lemon
Vi cup lemon juice 2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon butter
Combine cornstarch and % cup sugar. Add water slowly, stir-
ring constantly. Cook over hot water stirring constantly until thick
and smooth. Add slightly beaten egg yolk, butter, lemon rind and
juice, and a few grains of salt. Cook 2 minutes. Pour into baked
pastry shell. Cover with meringue made of the egg whites and 2 ta-
blespoons sugar. Bake in slow oven (325 degrees) 20 minutes.
Mrs. Currie Cates, Jr.
NEVER FAIL CHESS PIE
2 cups granulated sugar Vi pound butter
3 eggs 4 tablespoons evaporated milk✪ Never Fail Chess Pie
Use any good pastry recipe. This filling will make 15 chess pies
or one large pie. Bake in slow oven.
Mrs. C. F. Lemly
101
LEMON FLUFF PIE
3 egg yolks */2 cup sugar
V± cup lemon juice 1/8 teaspoon, salt
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind Pastry shell
3 egg whites
Beat egg yolks. Add lemon juice and grated rind, cook slowly
until rather thick. Cool mixture and fold in egg whites, beaten stiff
with sugar and salt. Pour into baked pastry shell. Bake 30 minutes
at 325 F.
Mrs. Osborne T. Snow
CHESS PIES
12 egg yolks 1 pound white sugar
% pound of butter (wash out 1 teaspoon nutmeg✪ Chess Pies
salt
Beat eggs, add sugar and beat well. Add butter and beat until
light and fluffy. Add nutmeg. Bake at 250 degrees F. H. This will
make 24 little individual pies. They are delicious. Out of my Auntie's
cook book dated 1874.
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Beat yolks good and add V* of the sugar, rind and juice. Cook in
double boiler until thick. Cool. Beat whites until stiff, add rest of
sugar. Then fold in Yo of the whites to the cooked part. Put into
cooked crust and add rest of the whites on top and brown. Good.
Mrs. Hill C. Trexler
LEMON PIE
6 eggs 1 lemon juice
2 lumps of butter, size of egg 1 ' 2 cups of sugar
Stir butter and sugar together and add eggs, 2 whole and 4 yolks
(leaving 4 whites for meringue). Add lemon juice and place in un-
cooked pastry and cook. Then add meringue which has been made
with the 4 remaining whites, beaten stiff with 4 large tablespoons of
sugar. Brown in oven. Use a little grated rind in the pies.
Mrs. John E. Ramsay
100
LEMON TARTS
4 eggs 2 tablespoons melted butter
2 cups sugar Grated rind of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Mix as usual and bake in muffin pans.
Mrs. G. L. Burke
PARK LANE LEMON PIE
V2 cup minute tapioca 2 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup lemon juice
V2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon lemon rind
3 cups water 1 baked 9-incb pie sbell
2 egg yolks slightly beaten
Combine tapioca, sugar, salt and water in a saucepan and mix
well. Bring mixture quickly to a full boil aver direct beat, stirring
vigorously. Add butter, lemon juice, and rind. Turn into pie shell.
Beat 2 egg whites until foamy; add *4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a
time, beating after each addition until blended. Then beat until the
mixture stands in peaks. Pile lightly on pie and bake in moderate
oven (350 degrees) 15 minutes. All measurements are level.
Miss Abbie Peeler
LEMON PIE
Yellows of 4 egg (I use 2 whites but recipe does not call for that),
7 tablespoonsful of sugar, 1 dessert spoonful of butter, Juice of 1
lemon (a juicy one). Use the 2 remaining egg whites for meringue.
This makes one pie.
Mrs. E. D. McCall
LEMON PIE
2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 eggs
% cup sugar Salt
1 cup boiling water Grated rind V2 lemon
Vi cup lemon juice 2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon butter
Combine cornstarch and % cup sugar. Add water slowly, stir-
ring constantly. Cook over hot water stirring constantly until thick
and smooth. Add slightly beaten egg yolk, butter, lemon rind and
juice, and a few grains of salt. Cook 2 minutes. Pour into baked
pastry shell. Cover with meringue made of the egg whites and 2 ta-
blespoons sugar. Bake in slow oven (325 degrees) 20 minutes.
Mrs. Currie Cates, Jr.
NEVER FAIL CHESS PIE
2 cups granulated sugar Vi pound butter
3 eggs 4 tablespoons evaporated milk
Use any good pastry recipe. This filling will make 15 chess pies
or one large pie. Bake in slow oven.
Mrs. C. F. Lemly
101
LEMON FLUFF PIE
3 egg yolks */2 cup sugar
V± cup lemon juice 1/8 teaspoon, salt
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind Pastry shell
3 egg whites
Beat egg yolks. Add lemon juice and grated rind, cook slowly
until rather thick. Cool mixture and fold in egg whites, beaten stiff
with sugar and salt. Pour into baked pastry shell. Bake 30 minutes
at 325 F.
Mrs. Osborne T. Snow
CHESS PIES
12 egg yolks 1 pound white sugar
% pound of butter (wash out 1 teaspoon nutmeg
salt
Beat eggs, add sugar and beat well. Add butter and beat until
light and fluffy. Add nutmeg. Bake at 250 degrees F. H. This will
make 24 little individual pies. They are delicious. Out of my Auntie's
cook book dated 1874.