Lemon Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
3 egg yolks
1/2 c. cornstarch
1 1/2 c. hot water
1/3 c. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. grated lemon rind

Preparation

Mix sugar, salt and cornstarch together in a saucepan.
Add hot water, switch to hot until steaming; turn to low and cook until thick and clear.
Stir constantly 6 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup of this hot mixture into the egg yolks, stir this back into pan with the rest of hot mixture.
Cook for 6 more minutes on warm, stirring constantly.
Remove and add lemon juice and lemon rind.
Cool, pour into cool baked pie shell and top with meringue.