Desserts:
Chess
Meringue Pie
from
Little
Rock Cooks...
Recipes
Handed Down from Generation to Generation
INGREDIENTS:
9-inch
pie crust, unbaked
5
eggs (separate 2 whites for top)
1/8
teaspoon salt
2
tablespoons heavy cream
1/3
cup butter, melted
1
cup sugar
1
tablespoon corn meal
4
tablespoons sugar
TO
PREPARE:
Beat
eggs and egg yolks. Add salt, cream, melted butter, 1 cup sugar and
corn meal. Mix well. Pour in unbaked pie shell. Bake
at 350 degrees until almost set (about 30 minutes). Beat 2 egg whites
stiff and add 4 tablespoons sugar. Spread on top of pie. Bake
until lightly browned.
SERVES:
6 - 8
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League of Little Rock, Inc. All rights reserved.
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