Title: Bob Hope's Favorite Lemon Pie
Categories: Appetizer
Yield: 6 Servings
| 1 | c | Sugar |
| 2 | tb | Sugar |
| 1 | c | Water, boiling |
| 2 | tb | Butter |
| 1 | | Salt |
| 1 | | Pie shell, baked |
| 2 | tb | Sugar |
| 4 | tb | Lemon juice |
| 4 | | Egg yolks |
| 1 | | Grated rind of lemon |
| 3 | | Egg whites |
Combine cornstarch and 1 cup plus 2 tbl. of sugar, add water slowly,
stirring constantly, until thick and smooth. Add slightly beaten egg
yolks, butter, lemon rind and juice and salt. Cook 2 or 3 minute. Pour
into baked shell. Cover with meringue made from 3 egg whites, beaten stiff
and 2 tbl. sugar. Bake in a slow oven 15 minutes or untilbrown.