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                            BOB HOPE'S LEMON PIE
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Pies                             Fruits
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                         -Pat Gardetta-WNDP80A
    1      cup           Sugar
    2      tablespoons   Sugar
    3      tablespoons   Conrstarch
    1      cup           Boiling water
    2      tablespoons   Butter
    1      pinch         Salt
    4      tablespoons   Lemon juice
    4                    Egg yolks
                         Grated rind of 1 lemon
    3                    Egg whites
                         Baked pie shell
    2      tablespoons   Sugar
 
 Combine cornstarch and sugar, add water slowly, stirring constantly, until thick
and smooth. Add slightly beaten egg yolks, butter, lemon rind and juice and
salt,. Cook 2-3 minutes. Pour into baked shell. Cover with meringue made from 3
egg whites, beaten stiff and 2 tbsp sugar. Bake in slow oven 15 minutes until
brown. From "A Taste of Palm Springs, a cookbook of recipes from celebrities,
 
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