Lemon Meringue Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 baked pastry shell
1/2 c. cornstarch
2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
3 c. water
6 eggs, separated
2 Tbsp. margarine
3 tsp. grated lemon rind
2/3 c. lemon juice
6 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Mix cornstarch,
1
cup
of
sugar and salt; slowly add water. Stir
regularly
over boiling water until thick enough to mound slightly (should turn clear), about 10 minutes.
Beat egg yolks and
1
cup
of
sugar, then stir into hot mixture a little
at
a time.
Cook
2
minutes,
stirring
constantly. Remove from heat;
add margarine, lemon rind and juice.
Cool to room temperature.
Turn into pie shell.