Lemon Icebox Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

crushed vanilla wafers (approximately 15)
1/2 stick oleo
1 can Eagle Brand milk
3 eggs (at room temperature), separated
1/2 c. lemon juice
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Press crushed wafers and melted oleo in pie pan and line whole vanilla wafers around edge.
Beat egg yolks until light yellow. Add milk and mix well.
Add lemon juice.
It may be runny, but will thicken when refrigerated.
Beat egg whites, salt and cream of tartar until stiff.
While beating, add sugar, one tablespoon at a time.
(Do not overbeat; it will cause the egg whites to go flat.)