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LEMON ICE BOX PIE 
1 Box of Nilla Wafers (differs by how big your pie pan is)
4 eggs
4 lemons (small) OR 2 large lemons
1 can of condensed milk
2 table spoons of suger
2 medium to large sized bowls
1 lemon squeezer (a small bowl for the juice if your squeezer dose not have a bowl to hold it in.
1 pie pan
1 mixer

Take your two bowls. Break the eggs and put the egg yolks in one bowl and the whites in the other. Put a paper towel or plate over the bowl with the whites and set aside.

Take the bowl with the yolks and pour your condensed milk into the bowl. Take your mixer and mix it until the the condensed milk and yolks are mixed completely together. This will be your filling. Set aside.

Take your lemons and cut them in half and squeeze the juice into your small bowl or squeeze until your squeezer bowl if full of all the juice from the lemons is out.

Take your filling, mixer, and lemon juice. SLOWLY, little by little mix the lemon juice into the filling. If done all at the same time or too much at a time the egg yolk in the filling will curdled. Once done set aside.

Take your pie pan and Nilla wafers and put the whole Nilla wafer in and around the side of the pan. Once done placing them in the pan, crush them to fill in the holes on the bottom. Set aside.

Preheat your oven to 450°F.

Take you filling and pour it into the pie pan. Set aside.

Take you egg white and put 2 table spoons of sugar into the whites, then beat the white with the mixer untill they are fluffy, but don't beat them too much or they will turn back into liquids. Start on the lowest level of the mixer speed then go to the highest slowly. Spot every now and then and take a spoon or knife and lay it gently on the top then pull up if it make a little curled peak then it's ready to be put onto the top of the filling.

Once you put the topping on make little peaks all over the pie. Then place the pie into the over when it's done heating (if not done already) and keep your eye on the pie. You only put it in the over to turn the peaks on the topping a golden brown. Once done pull it out and let it cool down then put it in the refrigerator to chill.

It'll be ready for eating after dinner, but to have it where it doesn't fall apart make it the day before you need the pie and let it chill over night.

Submitted by: Stefani Wells

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Lemon Ice Box Pie
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 RoseDonna Maria (Florida) says:
Very good pie and good recipe. Just remember, some of you who are so critical of author, a "lengthy" recipe is better than some recipes that leave out info as though it is assumed we know what size pan or temperature to use. A beginner cook would appreciate the extra and thorough info. And a few typos? From where is your arrogance coming?
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 Penny (Texas) says:
LOL I have to agree with Kim above, it must be a KENTUCKY THANG...my husband from there also grew up with this pie...took me some getting used to, but ooo so worth it...from deep in the HEART OF TEXAS...SOUTH EAST TEXAS THAT IS...JASPER...HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL...
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 Wanda Calder (United States) says:
Thank you so much for the tips about the lemon juice causing curdling if added to fast. I always wondered what I was doing wrong. I also did not know I was over-beating the whites. This recipe, thanks to your help, was the most delicious I have ever eaten and turns out perfect every time.
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 Kaila Walker (United States) says:
You took an easy recipe and turned it into a day long lecture. Been making for years, but i crush the vanilla wafers, blend with butter, and only put whole ones on the sides.
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 Kim (South Carolina) says:
My husband always talked about this pie I've never heard of it ...must be a KY thing .....it was perfect
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 Nae (Ohio) says:
Thank you for this recipe. This will be my first time preparing it, but as a child I had to bring my Grandmother all the "stuff". I cried reading it. Back then I viewed the task as work, now I wish I had the chance to take anything to her she requested. This is exactly how she prepared the lemon pies. Thanks again.
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 Trina H (Tennessee) says:
This recipe was EXACTLY what I was looking for. It turned out so amazing. It reminded me of home...back in the day, in the south. Thanks!! #typosandall
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 Jay Tee (California) says:
Most definitely a good recipe; next time I'll try the Nilla wafers - I used graham cracker crust;i was chicken; however, the recipe has either some typos or someone didn't proofread what was typed; I had to read several times for the directions to make sense. . . I.E. Take you egg white? Squeeze until your squeezer bowl if full of all the juice? Guess it's also the teacher in me!!!

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