Bob Hope's Lemon Pie

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Bob Hope's Lemon Pie

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts Pies
Fruits Celebrity

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons butter
1 pinch salt
4 tablespoons lemon juice
4 egg yolks
grated rind of 1 lemon
3 egg whites
baked pie shell
2 tablespoons sugar

Combine cornstarch and sugar, add water slowly, stirring constantly,
until thick and smooth. Add slightly beaten egg yolks, butter, lemon rind
and juice and salt. Cook 2-3 minutes. Pour into baked shell. Cover with
meringue made from 3 egg whites, beaten stiff and 2 tbsp sugar. Bake in
slow oven 15 minutes until brown. From "A Taste of Palm Springs, a
cookbook of recipes from celebrities,

>From the recipe files of Carole Walberg



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