Virginia's Lemon Ice Box Pie (Gene's Mama's Recipe)
1 can Sweet 'n Condensed Milk (the ff option works, but doesn't set up as well)
1/2 cup real lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
1 to 2 tsps grated lemon peel
2 egg yolks
1 Graham Cracker Crust (store bought or homemade)
Beat the first 4 ingredients together, pour into the fifth and refrigerate for several hours :) Don't forget to lick the bowl, cuz it's good stuff!!!!!!!!
Gene woke up shortly after I made the pie and I told him he had a surprise in the frig. He said "Lemon Ice Box Pie???" I said "yeap :)" He said "how many did you make??????" The Big Nut!!!!! He was right to be worried about that quantity tho, cuz I ended up having to make 2 more.
After making it, I realized the "2 egg yolks w/o cooking" is probably a "no no" in 2009! It's an old, old recipe, so I Googled it on Monday; and I found quite a few different variations to choose from. Gene survived many years of the raw egg yolks and I survived many years of the same w/my Mom's incredibly delicious eggnog, but I think I might eliminate that the next time he requests his Mama's Lemon Ice Box Pie.
"Rejoice in the LORD always. I will say it again: Rejoice!" (Phillippians 4:4)
I make one where you use lemonade, condensed milk and whipped cream. It is called Lemonade pie, and is very tasty. You put it in a graham cracker crust too. I guess if you guys have survived this long eating raw eggs, you will probably be ok, though. lol
ReplyDeleteAnd you are supposed to resist all this great stuff???????
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And you are a smart girl to add that counter.
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