Birthday pie

Alright, I never got this posted at Thanksgiving so I'm posting it now; we have 3 birthdays next week and Sam has informed me that while I can make a Lego cake for his party Saturday, on Tuesday he really does want me to make my lemon marine pie... everyone loves it, and I just make it according to Betty C. I got it off her website, I'm pretty sure it's the same as my cookbook. :)
(I took out the recipe for the crust since I'm sure we all have a tried and true crust ! )


Lemon Meringue Pie

Filling
3	egg yolks
1 1/2	cups sugar
1/3	cup plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 1/2	cups water
3	tablespoons butter or margarine
2	teaspoons grated lemon peel
1/2	cup lemon juice
2	drops yellow food color, if desired
Meringue
3	egg whites
1/4	teaspoon cream of tartar
6	tablespoons sugar
1/2	teaspoon vanilla

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4.	Reduce oven temperature to 400°F. In small bowl, beat egg yolks with fork. In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir in water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
5.	Immediately stir at least half of hot mixture into egg yolks; stir back into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil and stir 2 minutes; remove from heat. Stir in butter, lemon peel, lemon juice and food color. Pour into pie crust.
6.	In medium bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not underbeat. Beat in vanilla. Spoon onto hot pie filling. Spread over filling, carefully sealing meringue to edge of crust to prevent shrinking or weeping.
	Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until meringue is light brown. Cool away from draft 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate cooled pie until serving. Store in refrigerator I've made it so many times I'm probably pretty casual about it... One thing I like to do, in my cookbook it has the recipe for a 8,9, or 10 inch pie... I make the 9", but when I make the meringue I do the 10" so there's more yummy white goodness on top. Especially if it doesn't peak well :)