Favorite Lemon Pie

6 sl Bread -- approximately

1 c Sugar

3 Egg yolks -- slightly beaten

1 lg Lemon -- juice of

1 tb Butter

1 Pie shell -- 9", baked

3 Egg whites

3 tb Sugar

Cut crusts from bread slices. Dip slices in bowl of water to soften; squeeze out water. Use enough bread to make 1 cup, but do not pack too tighlty. Put bread, sugar, egg yolks, lemon juice and butter in top of double boiler. Cook until mixture thickens; then spoon into pie shell. Beat egg whites until frothy; gradually add sugar, and continue beating until mixture forms peaks. Spread meringue over filling. Bake at 350 degrees about 20 minutes or until meringue is brown. SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in 1974. Typed for you by Nancy Coleman.