My Dad loved lemon pie. Those of you that knew him, know he was not much of a cook or baker. On occasion, he'd make a lemon pie from scratch though. Sometimes it didn't turn out quite right, but usually it was pretty good.
The day he went in the hospital, I made him this lemon pie. We snuck a piece in for him that night. Yum. I made us another one today for Thanksgiving.
My go to lemon pie recipe comes from this cookbook:
My Mom had this book for as long as I remember and it was our 'go to' book for several things.
Lemon Meringue Pie
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 tbs cornstarch
3 tbs flour
dash salt
1-1/2 cups hot water
3 slightly beaten egg yolks
2 tbs butter
1/3 cup lemon juice
pie shell
merringue
Mix sugar, cornstarch, flour, and salt. Gradually add hot water, stirring constantly. Cook and stir over med high heat until thick and boiling. Stir and boil 2 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add a bit of hot mixture to egg yolks. Gradually return to hot mixture. Bring to boiling and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add butter and slowly add lemon juice, mixing well. Pour into pie shell.
meringue: beat egg whites until stiff, add sugar. Spread over pie and bake at 350 degrees until lightly browned.
Cool before serving.
