Bob Hope’s Favorite Lemon Pie

1 c Sugar
2 tb Sugar
1 c Water, boiling
2 tb Butter
1 Salt
1 Pie shell, baked
2 tb Sugar
4 tb Lemon juice
4 Egg yolks
1 Grated rind of lemon
3 Egg whites

Combine cornstarch and 1 cup plus 2 tbl. of sugar, add water slowly,
stirring constantly, until thick and smooth. Add slightly beaten egg
yolks, butter, lemon rind and juice and salt. Cook 2 or 3 minute. Pour
into baked shell. Cover with meringue made from 3 egg whites, beaten stiff
and 2 tbl. sugar. Bake in a slow oven 15 minutes or untilbrown.

Yields
6