Friday, October 10, 2025

Lemon Pie

 Lemon Pie 

1 lemon medium size

2 eggs

1 cup of white granulated sugar

1 cup of cold water

1 1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch

1 Tablespoon of butter

1 pie crust

Line a tin with crust and bake separately accordingly to the instructions on the crust. Grate the rind of one lemon  and then squeeze out the juice  of the fruit. Beat the  the yolks of two eggs  with one cupful of sugar. Put the whites of the eggs to the fridge to chill them well. Take one cupful of  cold water and  dissolve in it one and one half of the  Tablespoonfuls of cornstarch in the water and put into it  one tablespoonful of melted butter. Put this mixture onto the stove into  a double cooker and boil on the slow fire  and stir until it thickens. Take the whites of the eggs and beat them until stiff with a little sugar and a pinch of salt for the frosting. When done  and you have a nice foam, put the foam of the egg whites on the pie and set into the oven, bake till brown.