A Maine Dish, Lemon Mousse Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 fully baked 9-inch pie shell
2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin, 2 envelopes
1/2 cup water
6 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice, fresh
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 cup heavy cream

Preparation

seperate the eggs while cold. the yolks hold togeather better. bring both to room temperature sprinkle getatin over water and let set 5 minutes. small sauce pan. heat over medium hear til gelatin is dissolved, 3 or 4 minutes. stir often. cool. beat yoks and sugar til pale and thick. beat in gelatin, juice and peel. in a chilled bowl,beat egg whites.
til stiff but not dry. fold gently into lemon mix. in another chilled bowl-or not-beat the cream unti stiff,fold gently into lemon mix.
mound filling into pie shell and refridge not.
less than 3 hours .it can set overnite too.
mound carefully.