Pastry
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Jewel shortening
Cold water
2 c Sifted flour
Filling
1/2 c Sifted pastry flour
1 c Sugar
1/8 ts Salt
1 c Boiling water
1/3 c Milk
3 Egg yolks,beaten
1/2 tb Butter
1/2 c Grapefruit juice
1 ts Grated grapefruit rind
Meringue
3 Egg whites
4 tb Sugar
Make simple pie shell and bake.Combine flour,sugar and salt; stir in
water and milk.Stir and cook over boiling water until mixture
thickens and no raw flour flavour remains. Stir into egg yolks and
return to double boiler; stir and cook until thick. Remove from heat
and add butter,grapefruit juice and rind.Cool slightly; turn into
baked pie shell.Cover with lightly piled meringue of the egg whites
and sugar.
Yields
1 servings