Real Southern Lemon Pie

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup pastry flour
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 cups water
• pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 lemon (juice)
• grated rind of one lemon

Method

1. 1

   Place in double boiler the sugar and 1 cup of water, to it add the butter and salt.

2. 2

   Blend the flour with the remaining 1/2 cup of water and add to the sugar and water.

3. 3

   Then gradually add the beaten egg yolks and let cook until it thickens, remove from the fire and let cool, then add the lemon juice and rind.

4. 4

   Put in baked pie shell and place on top the well beaten egg whites to which 2 tablespoons of confectioners sugar have been added and well beaten.

5. 5

   Bake in slow oven (300° F.) until the meringue browns.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Southern cook book of fine old recipes (1935) by Lillie S. Lustig, page 40. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Real Southern Lemon Pie P/2 cups sugar % cup pastry flour 3 eggs, separated iy± cups water pinch of salt 1 tablespoon butter 1 lemon (juice) grated rind of one lemon Place in double boiler the sugar and 1 cup of water, to it add the butter and salt. Blend the flour with the remaining ^4 cup of water and add to the sugar and water. Then gradually add the beaten egg yolks and let cook until it thickens, remove from the fire and let cool, then add the lemon juice and rind. Put in baked pie shell and place on top the well beaten egg whites to which 2 tablespoons of confectioners sugar have been added and well beaten. Bake in slow oven (300° F.) until the meringue browns. Beef steaks, poke chop, Gimme a little sop, Make a nigger's mouth go flippity flop. Jelly Pie 1 unbaked pie shell 4 egg whites, well beaten 4 egg yolks, well beaten y<z cup strawberry jelly y% cup butter ll/2 cups sugar

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