Lemon Baked Alaska - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9-inch baked pastry shell
6 Tbsp. butter
1/3 c. lemon juice
1/8 tsp. salt
1 c. sugar
lemon rind, if desired
1 egg
3 eggs, separated
1 qt. vanilla ice cream
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
6 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Melt butter and add juice, salt and sugar.
Beat egg with egg yolks and add to butter mixture.
Cook until thick, cool.
Spread 1 pint ice cream in crust and freeze.
Cover with half sauce.
Freeze and then repeat the ice cream and sauce layers.
Beat egg whites with cream of tartar and gradually add sugar.
Spread over pie and bake in very hot oven until brown.
Freeze until ready to use. Will keep well for a couple of weeks in freezer.