Ingredients
- 3 egg yolks (slightly beaten)
- 3 egg whites
- 1 lemon juice
- 1 pie shell
- 1 c sugar
- 3 tb sugar
- 1 tb butter
- 6 slices bread approximately (sliced)
Cut crusts from bread slices. Dip slices in bowl of water to soften; squeeze out water. Use enough bread to make 1 cup, but do not pack too tighlty. Put bread, sugar, egg yolks, lemon juice and butter in top of double boiler. Cook until mixture thickens; then spoon into pie shell. Beat egg whites until frothy; gradually add sugar, and continue beating until mixture forms peaks. Spread meringue over filling. Bake at 350 degrees about 20 minutes or until meringue is brown. SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in 1974. Typed for you by Nancy Coleman.