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Lemon Pie No. 2

From The universal cookery book, 1887
Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The universal cookery book (1887) by Gertrude Strohm, page 72. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Lemon Pie. No. 1. “Take juice and grated rind of one lemon; stir together with three-fourths of a cup of white sugar and one cup of water ; lastly, stir in four eggs, well beaten, reserving the whites of two for frosting. Fill into crust, and bake. For frosting beat the whites of two eggs reserved, to a stiff froth, with a tablespoonful of powdered sugar; spread over the top evenly, and return to oven until slightly browned.” Lemon Pie. No. 2. “To one lemon cut in thin slices, add one teacup- ful of sugar, and a tablespoonful of flour
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