Frosted Lemon Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. vanilla wafer crumbs
3 eggs, separated
1 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. water
grated peel of 1 lemon
1/4 c. lemon juice
1/2 c. whipping cream, whipped
vanilla wafers and whipped cream for garnish

Preparation

Line an 8-inch pie pan with wafer crumbs.
Beat egg yolks until thick.
Add 1/2 cup sugar, water, lemon peel and juice. Cook in a double boiler until very thick, about 12 to 15 minutes. Cool.
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Add remaining sugar gradually; fold into lemon mixture.
Fold in whipped cream.
Pour into pie pan lined with crumbs.
Place, unwrapped, in freezer and let harden, at least 5 hours.