Vinegar pie

Vinegar pie

Ingredients/Components

• sugar
• cornstarch - 3 Tbsp
• eggs, separated - 2 item
• vinegar - 4 5
• cream of tartar - 1/4 tsp
• hot water
• oleo - 1 Tbsp
• 8-inch baked pie shell - 1 item

How to make vinegar pie:

Mix 1 1/4 cups sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Stir in water, vinegar, and butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat. In a small dish, beat egg yolks into a small amount of mixture, then add this back to the saucepan. Return to heat and cook 3 minutes more. Pour into the pie shell. Cool. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar; gradually add the other 1/4 cup sugar. Beat until stiff. Spread over pie and bake at 350° for 10 to 15 minutes.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Pie, Pies and tarts.