Lemon Pie (Superior)

Ingredients

• Lemons, 3.
• Water, 3 cups.
• Corn-starch, 2 tablespoons.
• Butter, 1 tablespoon.
• Sugar, 21/2 cups.
• Eggs, 3.
• Flour, 4 tablespoons.

Method

1. 1

   Put the water and butter into an inner boiler, and set on the range.

2. 2

   Mix the sugar, flour, and corn-starch together; grate in the lemon rind, add the juice, and the beaten yolks of the eggs.

3. 3

   When the water in the boiler is scalding hot, stir in the mixture, and cook in a double boiler till of the consistency of cold honey, stirring now and then to ensure even cooking.

4. 4

   Remove from the fire; when cool, pour into deep baked pie shell.

5. 5

   When done, meringue with the whites of the eggs.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Vegetarian Cook Book (1904) by E. G. Fulton, Edward Fulton, page 57. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

LEMON PIE (SUPERIOR) Lemons, 3. Water, 3 cups. Corn-starch, 2 tablespoons. Butter, 1 tablespoon. Sugar, 21/2 cups. Eggs, 3. Flour, 4 tablespoons.

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