HEAVENLY PIE

Ingredients:

• 2 egg whites
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
• ¼ cup sugar (gradually added)

For the lemon mixture:

• 4 egg yolks
• ¼ cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions:

1. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff, then gradually beat in sugar until smooth.
2. Butter a pie tin and press the mixture into the bottom for the crust. Bake for 1 hour at 250°F.
3. For the lemon mixture, beat egg yolks and add sugar and lemon juice. Cook over hot water until thick.
4. Chill the lemon mixture, then whip ¼ pint of cream.
5. Layer the bottom of the baked pie shell with half of the whipped cream, then add the lemon mixture, topping with the remaining cream.