Lemon Cream Pie, Rich

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 heaping tablespoons flour
• Butter size of a walnut
• 4 eggs
• 1 small lemon

Method

1. 1

   Mix the sugar and flour together dry and grate the rind of the lemon into them.

2. 2

   Boil the milk and stir the dry ingredients into it.

3. 3

   Add the butter and juice of the lemon, then the beaten yolks of the eggs.

4. 4

   Line pie pans with paste, pour in the cream, and bake in a slack oven.

5. 5

   Meringue over when done.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cooking for profit (1886) by Jessup Whitehead, page 66. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Lemon Cream Pie, Rich. 2 cups milk — a pint. 4 tablespoons sugar — 4 ounces. 2 heaping tablespoons flour. Butter size of a walnut. 4 eggs — or the yolks only. 1 small lemon

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