Magic Lemon Meringue Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 crumb or baked pastry 8-inch pie shell
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 tsp. grated lemon rind or 1/4 tsp. lemon extract
1 1/3 c. (1 can) Borden Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
2 eggs, separated
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
4 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Combine lemon juice and grated lemon rind or lemon extract; gradually stir into milk.
Add egg yolks and stir until well blended.
Pour into chilled crumb crust or cooled pastry shell. Add cream of tartar to egg whites; beat until almost stiff enough to hold a peak.
Add sugar gradually, beating until stiff but not dry.
Pile lightly on pie filling.
Bake in slow oven (325\u00b0) until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
Cool.