June's Lemon Snow Pie

INGREDIENTS  

• Baked 9" deep dish pie shell
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• ⅛ t. salt
• 1¼ cups warm water
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1 T. butter
• grated rind of 1 lemon

DIRECTIONS  

1. In a double broiler, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Slowly stir in water, lemon juice, rind egg yolks and butter.
2. Cook, stirring until smooth and thick enough to mound when dropped from a spoon. Remove from heat.

For the Meringue:

• 3 egg whites
• ¼ t. salt
• ½ t. vanilla
• 6 T. sugar

1. Have eggs at room temperature.
2. Place eggs in medium bowl, add salt and vanilla.
3. Beat at high speed until frothy.
4. Add sugar a little at a time.
5. Continue beating until stiff peaks form.
6. Fold meringue into hot filling.
7. Turn into shell and refrigerate until set.

Recipe Author: June Cleverly 

Recipe Image: Youthvoices