Best Ever Lemon Meringue Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. cornstarch
1/8 tsp. salt
4 egg yolks
1 3/4 c. water
1/2 ??? lemon juice
3 Tbsp. butter or oleo
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 baked pie shell

Preparation

Combine first 3 ingredients in a saucepan.
Set sugar mixture aside.
Combine egg yolks, water and lemon juice; stir into sugar mixture.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
Stir in butter and lemon rind.
Spoon into pastry shell.
Spread with meringue over hot filling.
Bake pie at 325\u00b0 for 25 to 28 minutes.
Yields one 9-inch pie.