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                           Bob Hope's Lemon Pie

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Desserts                         Pies
                Fruits                           Celebrity

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      cup           sugar
   2      tablespoons   sugar
   3      tablespoons   cornstarch
   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,

>From the recipe files of Carole Walberg



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