Bob Hope's Favorite Lemon Pie

Serves:

Ingredients:

1 c Sugar
1 Grated rind of lemon
4 Egg yolks
4 tb Lemon juice
2 tb Sugar
1 Pie shell, baked
1 tsp. Salt
2 tb Butter
1 c Water, boiling
2 tb Sugar
3 Egg whites

Method:

Combine cornstarch and 1 cup plus 2 tbl.
of sugar, add water slowly, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth.
Add slightly beaten egg yolks, butter, lemon rind and juice and salt.
Cook 2 or 3 minute.
Pour into baked shell.
Cover with meringue made from 3 egg whites, beaten stiff and 2 tbl.
sugar.
Bake in a slow oven 15 minutes or untilbrown.