9" pie shell
1 c. sugar
1/4 ts salt
1 pkg geletin, unflavored
8 egg yolks, beaten
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 Tbs. lemon peel, grated
8 egg whites
1/4 ts cream of tartar
1 c. sugar
Bake shell. Cool. Mix 1 cup sugar, salt, and gelatin
in a medium saucepan. Blend egg yolks, water, and lemon
juice, stir into the sugar mixture. Cook over medium
heat, stirring constantly; just until the mixture boils.
Stir in lemon peel. Place the pan in a bowl of ice and
water or chill in refrigerator, stirring occasionally,
until the mixture mounds slightly when dropped from spoon.
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. Beat in
1 cup sugar, 1 Tbs. at a time and continue beating until
stiff and glossy. Fold in the lemon mixture. Pile into
pie shell and chill at least 3 hrs.
