Lemon meringue pie

"Lemon Meringue" redirects here. For the song by Poe, see Lemon Meringue (song).

A slice of lemon meringue pie

Lemon meringue pie is a type of baked pie, usually served for dessert, made with a pastry base usually shortcrust or shortbread pastry, lemon curd filling and a fluffy meringue topping. Lemon meringue pie is typically prepared with a bottom pie crust, but with no upper crust: i.e. the meringue is directly on top of the lemon filling.

Further reading

• Mariani, John F. (1999), The Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink, New York: Lebhar-Friedman Books, pp. 182–183, ISBN 978-0867307849

External links

• Food Timeline's entry for lemon meringue pie