HEAVENLY LEMON PIE

HEAVENLY LEMON PIE image

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream tartar
4 eggs separated
1 pint all purpose cream
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1 Tablespoon lemon rind ( grated)
1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Sift together 1 cup of the sugar and cream of tartar. Beat eggs whites until stiff but not dry. Gradually add sugar mixture continuing to beat until well blended. Use this meringue to coat the bottom and sides of a 7 inch pie plate. Hollow out most of the center. Bake at 275 degrees for 1 hour. Remove from oven and cool meringue crust. ----------------------------------- Beat egg yolks, slightly. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup of sugar, lemon juice, lemon rind, and salt. Cook on top of double boiler until thickened.( about 8 to 10 minutes.). Remove and cool lemon egg mixture. Whip the all purpose cream. Combine 1/2 half of the cream with the lemon egg mixture....and fill meringue shell with it. cover with remaining cream. Chill 24 hours.