Apple Custard Pie With Meringue

Ingredients

• 6 good-sized apples
• 1 oz. butter
• 3 eggs
• juice and rind of 1 lemon
• 3/4 cup milk
• sugar to taste
• pie crust

Method

1. 1 Steam or bake apples until tender, then press through a sieve while hot.
2. 2 Add butter to the apple puree and let the mixture cool completely.
3. 3 Beat egg yolks, then mix in milk, sugar, and lemon juice and rind.
4. 4 Combine the egg mixture with the cooled apples and butter.
5. 5 Line a dish with paste, fill with the mixture, and bake in a quick oven (425°F) for 30 minutes.
6. 6 Whip egg whites stiff with a little sugar, heap over the pie, and set in the oven.