Jessie's Key Lime Pie
Source of Recipe
Somewhere on the net
Recipe Introduction
Jessie's Story from a Hospice Nurse:
Several years ago I treated a young man from Key West, Florida who was
dying of AIDS. A couple of weeks before he died, he gave me his 75
year old family recipe for Key Lime Pie. He explained that most Key
Lime Pie recipes use condensed milk. Even restaurants in Key West
serve Key Lime Pie made with condensed milk. Jessie was disdainful of
this version. His family recipe, passed from generation to
generation, does not used condensed milk. Jessie claimed it is the
only authentic Key Lime Pie recipe. So in memory of Jessie, I offer
it to you. Please keep story with Jessie's recipe. Thanks.
List of Ingredients
5 eggs, separated
3/4 c. sugar
1/3 c. Key Lime juice
1 TBS.butter
1/4 c. sugar (for meringue)
1 9" baked pie shell
Recipe
Separate eggs into three bowls - 5 yolks in one bowl, 2 egg whites in
another, and 3 egg whites in the third. This is the most important
step in the whole operation!!!
Cream egg yolks, add 3/4 cup sugar and lime juice and mix thoroughly. Cook over low heat until thick, add butter and remove from heat. Let cool slightly.
Meanwhile beat two egg whites until stiff, then fold into cooled lime mixture.
Fill pie shell.
Beat other whites until stiff. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar. Pile meringue on top of lime filling and bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes
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