LEMON SPONGE PIE 
Juice and rind of one lemon
2 tbsp. butter
1 c. sugar
3 tbsp. flour
3 eggs, separated
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. milk
Pastry for 9-inch pie (with no holes)

Cream butter, add sugar and egg yolks. Beat well. Add flour, salt, lemon juice, grated rind, and milk. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and pour into unbaked pie shell.

Bake at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes or until a knife cut into the center comes out clean.

Betty was mother and mother-in-law of Don and Joan Thorn. This pie recipe won a prize from South County Journal in 1979.

 

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