Bob Hope’s Favorite Lemon Pie
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar plus 2 Tbsp extra sugar
3 Tbsp. Corn starch
1 cup Boiling water
4 Tbsp. Lemon Juice
2 Tbsp Butter
4 egg yolks
Pinch of Salt
Grated rind of 1 lemon
Preparation:
Combine corn starch 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 or 3 minutes. Pour into baked shell. Cover with meringue made from 3 egg whites beaten stiff, and 2 1/2 Tbsp. sugar. Bake in slow oven 15 minutes, or until light brown.
