Key Lime Pie

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Key Lime Pie

Recipe By : Mrs. Jack Thompson in "The Gulf Gourmet"
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:20
Categories : Desserts Pies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 9 inch pie crust -- prepared and baked
12 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup KEY lime juice -- (no substitutes!!!)
4 eggs -- separated

Combine condensed milk, egg yolks, and Key Lime Juice. Pour into crust. Top
with stiffly beaten egg whites for meringue. Brown quickly and lightly.
Refrigerate. Serves 6-8.

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NOTES : Key limes are as different from "regular" limes as peaches are from
pears. The very definition of a "key lime pie" is a pie made with juice
from key limes. A pie made with any other kind of lime juice may be tasty,
but it is NOT a key lime pie!!

Beware: Some unscrupulous vendors are marketing things like "Key West Lime
Juice" (Trader Joe's here in California is one of the guilty). This means
absolutely nothing; the juice in the bottle is NOT key lime juice; they are
just trying to fool you with the name. Read the ingredients list -- if it
doesn't say key lime juice then it isn't key lime juice.



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