WORLD'S BEST LEMON PIE

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1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups water
3 egg yolks, beaten
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 pie shell (9 inches), baked
MERINGUE:
3 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar

Steps:

In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Gradually stir in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat. Gradually stir 1 cup into egg yolks return all to saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the butter, lemon juice and peel until smooth. Pour into pastry shell. In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites and salt until stiff but not dry peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar until soft peaks form. Spread over pie, sealing edges to pastry. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until meringue is golden. Cool. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997

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