Old-Fashioned Lemon Pie
- Yield 6 to 8 servings
This delicious pie is worth the time and effort.
Ingredients
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 -- egg yolks
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 4 -- egg whites
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
- 1 -- baked pie shell
- -- Whipped cream, kiwi, strawberries, cherries (optional)
Instructions
- In saucepan, mix gelatin, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Beat together 4 egg yolks, 1/3 cup lemon juice, 2/3 cup water and stir into gelatin mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat just until mixture boils. Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind. Chill, stirring occasionally until partially set. Beat 4 egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold in gelatin mixture. Fold in 1 cup whipping cream, whipped. Pour into baked pie shell. Refrigerate for at least 5 hours. Garnish with whipped cream and kiwi, strawberries, or cherries. Variation: Lime may be substituted for lemon.
Recipe reprinted with permission from the Junior League of Cobb-Marietta’s Georgia On My Menu (the Junior League of Cobb-Marietta, Marietta, Ga., 1988).
