Old Fashioned Lemon Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lemon
1 1/2 c. sugar
5 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 1/2 c. hot water
3 beaten egg yolks
3 Tbsp. butter
4 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 Tbsp. grated rind zest
3 beaten egg whites
1/4 c. sugar

Preparation

Squeeze juice from a lemon.
Recipe uses 4 tablespoons lemon juice.
Grate lemon rind outer skin to get 1 1/2 tablespoons grated zest.
In heavy saucepan, put 1 1/2 cups sugar, cornstarch and hot water.
Cook, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat.
Beat 1/2 cup mixture into 3 beaten egg yolks. Add to hot mixture.
Blend in butter, lemon juice and grated rind zest.
Bring to boil.
Pour into baked 9-inch pie shell.
Top with meringue of 3 beaten egg whites with 1/4 cup sugar.
Beat egg whites and sugar until not grainy when tested by rubbing between fingers.
Brown in hot oven.
Watch carefully so it won't burn.