Lemon Meringue Pie

**recipe given to me from my SIL Courtney

7 T cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
1.5 c sugar
mix together really good with a whisk and than add the water

1.5 c hot water

place in a microwave bowl do it in 2 min cycles....and stir in between each one, just do it until it is thick, (maybe like 10 min...or however long, like 4 or 5 cycles)

then add 3 egg yolks (save your egg whites) beaten and cook for 2 or 3 min longer ( this is what makes it yellow)

then add
2 T butter
1/2 c lemon juice
1 tsp lemon peel grated
whisk it in

cool in fridge until completely cooled or will make pie crust soggie... then pour into cooked pie crust

Meringue:

Beat 3 mores egg whites with 1/4 tsp cream of tartar, until frosty than beat 6 T sugar a little at a time. Beat until stands in peaks.

Bake @350 oven until brown about 15 min until it is golden...let it sit in the open air until cooled.

Let it cool before you eat it... so it doesnt make drips.