Woman Connected to Recipe: Grace Riley McMahon
Submitted by Eileen McMahon (Grace’s daughter)
About Grace and her Lemon Pie:
Amazing Grace, as my father called her, always took care to prepare a complete hot meal for our evening dinner (there were 4 kids plus Mom and Dad) and Lemon Pie was one of our favorite desserts - plus it was easy to cut into 6 exact pieces. She taught us how to cook and bake and care for family. She would have been 105 just last week!
Grace was my Mom, a true gentlewoman and thoughtful cook, who made every evening meal special by including a homemade dessert.
INGREDIENTS
1 pie crust baked
1 cup sugar
6 Tbsp. flour
2 eggs separated
1 ½ cups water
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
4 Tbsp sugar
In saucepan blend 1 cup sugar and flour. Add water and well beaten egg yolks. Cook over medium heat until thick. Remove from stove and add juice and zest of lemon. Pour into baked pie shell.
To make the meringue topping, beat egg whites and a few drops of water until peaks form. Add 4 Tbsp sugar and beat until blended. Spread over the pie. Bake at 350-degrees until meringue is golden brown.