1 1/3 c sugar
6 T cornstarch
pinch salt
2 ½ c boiling water
2 T butter
4 egg yolks (whites for meringue)
grated rind of 1 lemon
6 T lemon juice
4 egg whites
2 T sugar for each egg white
Baked pie shell
Mix sugar with cornstarch and salt. Pour into boiling water; stir until mixed and cook 15 minutes in double boiler. Add butter. Beat egg yolks; add lemon rind and lemon juice to beaten egg yolks. Add this to cornstarch mixture. Cook 2 minutes. Let cool and pour into baked shell.
Heat oven 275°. Beat egg whites with sugar until stiff and forms peaks. Spread over pie and bake about 20 minutes.