Dessert (Pie )

Rhubarb Custard Pie

Contributor: Grandma Knoll

15 minutes Pre-heat oven to 375 9 inch baked pie shell
1 1/2 cups water cold
1 1/4 cups sugar
5 1/2 Tbl flour
2 Tbl butter
1 1/2 cups rhubarb
3 eggs separated
1 9 inch baked pie shell

Cook together water, sugar & flour until slightly thickened over low heat. Add butter & rhubarb. Continue cooking over low heat until rhubarb is nice and tender. Separate eggs. Place egg yolks, beaten in small dish, add several tablespoons of cooked rhubarb mixture to eggs and return mixture to cooked rhubarb mixture. (this is to keep eggs from cooking too fast) Cool slightly, pour into BAKED pie shell. Beat egg whites until slightly firm, gradually add 1/2 cup sugar. And continue beating until stiff. Place meringue on top of pie sealing edges. Place in 375 degree oven and bake approximately 15 minutes until golden brown.
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