Mile High Lemon Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9-inch baked pie shell
8 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 c. sugar
1 envelope (1 Tbsp.) unflavored gelatin
1/2 c. water
1 Tbsp. grated lemon peel
1/2 c. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. salt
8 egg whites
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1 c. sugar

Preparation

Bake pie shell.
In saucepan, blend egg yolks, 1 cup sugar, gelatin, water, lemon peel, juice and salt.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until mixture boils.
Place pan in bowl of ice and water; chill in refrigerator, stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds when dropped from spoon.
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until frothy.
Beat in 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not underbeat.
Fold in lemon mixture; pile into pie shell. Chill several hours until set.