{"id":19410,"date":"2013-08-22T18:20:46","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T23:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=19410"},"modified":"2013-08-22T18:21:33","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T23:21:33","slug":"lemon-meringue-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=19410","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Meringue Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>My garden club&#8217;s picnic was last week, and they really like my<a title=\"Old-Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/08\/16\/old-fashioned-coconut-cream-pie\/\"> coconut cream pie<\/a>.\u00a0 However, I made so many of them when I was practicing up for the July 4th pie baking contest (which I lost), that frankly, I just couldn&#8217;t go there again.\u00a0 So, this year I introduced one of my other pies to the group &#8211; a lemon meringue.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-19440\" alt=\"Lemon Pie\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lemon-Pie-1024x665.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lemon-Pie-1024x665.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lemon-Pie-430x279.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Experience has taught me that this is a pie that does better on a day with low humidity.\u00a0 The meringue will then stay tall and fluffy.\u00a0 This recipe comes from <em>Better Homes and Gardens Pies<\/em> <em>and Cakes<\/em> book \u00a0that I received from my third grade teacher when we got married.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em><strong>LEMON MERINGUE PIE<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1 1\/2 cups sugar<\/h3>\n<h3>3 tablespoons cornstarch<\/h3>\n<h3>3 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/h3>\n<h3>Dash of salt<\/h3>\n<h3>1 1\/2 cups hot water<\/h3>\n<h3>3 slightly beaten egg yolks<\/h3>\n<h3>2 tablepsoons butter<\/h3>\n<h3>1\/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel<\/h3>\n<h3>1\/3 cup fresh lemon juice<\/h3>\n<h3>1 baked pastry shell<\/h3>\n<h3>Your favorite meringue recipe<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Mix first 4 ingredients in a medium saucepan and gradually stir in hot water. \u00a0Cook over medium high heat till mixture comes to a boil. \u00a0Reduce heat and cook 2 minutes more. \u00a0Stir small amount of hot mixture into the egg yolks to temper them. \u00a0Then pour that into the hot mixture and continue boiling for 2 more minutes. \u00a0Add lemon juice, butter, and lemon peel, right before removing it from the heat and mix very well. \u00a0Pour into the baked pastry shell. \u00a0Make your meringue, and spread meringue it over the mixture sealing the sides very well. \u00a0Bake in a 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes. \u00a0Keep an eye on it so it doesn&#8217;t burn. \u00a0Let cool \u00a0about 4 hours before cutting. \u00a0Enjoy.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>We hope you have a great week-end.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Take care.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-2-Seasons\/233957543322072\">To keep up with what we are doing click here to like us on Facebook.<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My garden club&#8217;s picnic was last week, and they really like my coconut cream pie.\u00a0 However, I made so many of them when I was practicing up for the July 4th pie baking contest (which I lost), that frankly, I just couldn&#8217;t go there again.\u00a0 So, this year I introduced one of my other pies 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