Lovely Lemons!

My brother and his family came to visit over Memorial Day weekend. We look forward to his visits, not only because we get to see him and his family, but also because he brings these wonderful lemons to us. He has this amazing lemon tree in his backyard in California. I call it amazing because it produces some of the biggest lemons I have ever seen! I can't even begin to describe how wonderful these lemons are...nothing like what you get in the store at all! Hayman has a love for Lemon Meringue pie, so some of the beauties above became these below...

My dad and brother also love Lemon Meringue pie. My mom makes the best lemon pies ever and I learned from the best! I gave one of the pies above to Hayman's boss, Mr. B. and we ate the other pie.

Lemon Meringue Pie

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup corn starch

1 1/2 cups cold water

3 egg yolks, slightly beaten

grated peel of one lemon

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 Tblsp. butter

1 baked 9 inch pie crust

3 egg whites

1/3 cup sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In medium saucepan combine 1 cup sugar and corn starch. Stir in water until smooth. Stir in egg yolks. Stirring constantly, bring to boil over medium heat; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon peel, juice and butter. Spoon hot filling into pie crust. In a small mixing bowl, beat egg whites at high speed until foamy. Gradually beat in remaining 1/3 cup sugar; continue beating until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue evenly over hot filling, sealing to edges of crust. Bake 10 minutes in preheated oven or until golden. Cool on wire rack, refrigerate. Makes one yummy pie! Enjoy!