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Best Ever Lemon Pie

Serves 1 By Ann Landers

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient
1 bakedpie shell, cooled
1 1/4cupssugar
6 Tbsp.cornstarch
2 cupswater
1/3 cuplemon juice
3egg yolks
1 1/2tsp.lemon extract
2 tsp.vinegar
3 Tbsp.butter
MERINGUE
1 Tablespooncornstarch
2 Tbsp.cold water
12 cupsboiling water
3egg whites
6 Tablespoonssugar
1 tspvanilla
pinchsalt

Directions

Mix sugar and cornstarch in top of double boiler. Add 2 cups water. Combine eggyolks and lemon juice in bowl. Beat well and add to sugar mixture. Cook overboiling water until thick, about 10 minutes. Add lemon extract, butter andvinegar. Stir.Pour into 9" pie shell and let cool. Cover with meringue and brownin oven. Never-Fail Meringue Blend cornstarch and cold water in a saucepan. Add boiling water and cook,stirring until clear and thickened. Let stand until completely cold. Beat eggwhites on high speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar and beat until stiff. On lowspeed, add salt and vanilla. Gradually beat in cold cornstarch mixture. Turn tohigh and beat well. Spread on pie. (Be sure it touches crust all around edge.)Bake at 350¯ 10 minutes. (Longer if peaks are not brown.)