Lemon filling (joy of cooking)
Yield: 1 Servings
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c Sugar
- 1/2 ts -Salt
- 1/2 c -Water
- 3 ts Lemon juice
- 1/2 ts Lemon rind
- 1 ts Butter
- 3 Egg yolks; slightly beaten
Instructions:
Mix cornstarch sugar & salt in top of double boiler. Gradually stir in water or orange juice lemon juice & rind and butter. Cook over boiling water about 5 min stirring constantly. Cover & cook gently 10 min longer without stirring. Remove from heat & stir egg yolks in gently. Return to heat & cook 2 min longer stirring gently & constantly. Remove from heat & stir gently t till cool. MAKES: 1 1/2 CUPS Source: _Joy of Cooking_



