Heavenly Lemon Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
4 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 egg yolks
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon rind
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 pint heavy cream

Preparation

Combine egg whites, cream of tartar and vanilla.
beat until stiff peaks form, slowly add 1 cup of sugar, beating until meringue stands in stiff, glossy peaks.
Spread over bottom and sides of a well greased 10 inch pie plate and bake at 275 for 1 hour.
Beat egg yolks slightly in the top of a double boiler.
Stir in 1/2 cup sugar, lemon juice, lemon rind and salt.
Cook for 10 minutes or until thick.
When mixture is cool, whip the cream and fold custard into it.
Put in the baked pie shell.
Chill 12 hours.