Bob Hope's Mother's Lemon Pie (Mahm's Lemon Pie)

1 8-inch pie shell, baked
1 cup, plus 2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup boiling water
4 egg yolks (save the whites)
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter
Pinch of salt
Grated rind of 1 lemon

Combine cornstarch and sugar, slowly add boiling water stirring
constantly until thick and smooth, over low heat. Add and stir slightly
beaten egg yolks, lemon juice, butter, salt and grated rind. Return to
low heat. Stir and cook 5 minutes. Cool. Pour into baked pie shell.
Make meringue from 3 egg whites, beaten stiff with 2 and a half
teaspoons sugar. Lightly spread on pie and bake 15 minutes in
350-degree oven, until meringue is lightly browned.

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