Old-Fashioned Lemon Meringue Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. milk
3 eggs, separated
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
1/3 c. lemon juice
3 tbsp. butter or margarine
1 baked 9-inch pastry shell
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Combine 1 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt in a heavy saucepan. Gradually add milk, stirring until blended.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat.
Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored.
Gradually stir about 1/4 of hot mixture into yolks; add to remaining hot mixture; stirring constantly, about 2 or 3 minutes.
Remove from heat; stir in lemon rind, lemon juice and butter.
Pour into pastry shell.