Why was i so crazy as to do this? I was moving. Just about everything was packed. I, however was having a craving for something sweet. Thinking to myself..... I have eggs, I still have a pot that's accessible, I haven't packed away the ready to use graham crusts yet. LETS MAKE LEMON PIE!!!
It wasn't until I started to get the egg whites ready to be beaten that I realized a slight hitch with this plan. All that I hadn't packed away, that could be used, was a small metal whisk. I guess i could have just had lemon pie minus the meringue and thrown out the egg whites, but i decided that I wouldn't be defeated and lemon meringue pie really needs the meringue to deserve the title.
Let me tell you now, there are reasons that people have invented mechanical devises, then electrical devises for these things. Its a lot of hard work! Egg whites are impervious to grumblings, curses and swearing. Verbal abuse doesn't do a thing. They must be physically beaten into submission. It took me about a half an hour to get the egg whites to the soft peak stage. By then I waved the white flag and surrendered. I added the sugar, and put the meringue on the pie and cooked it. I won in the end because I ATE the pie.
I had to take photographic evidence that i did indeed beat this by hand.
See? Soft peaks.
I'm all about making cooking and baking as easy as possible. I love these graham crusts that are ready to use. I never seem to be able to evenly coat the pan with the crumbs when i do this myself!
Despite all, doesn't this look yummy? By the time my husband came home at the end of the week the pie had all been polished off. I did feel bad and have promised I will make him another pie. Now that i can find my hand mixer, i should get on that fairly soon.
Cheers :)
Gwen
Mmmmm. Lemon meringue pie!!
ReplyDeleteLovely lovely.