Cantaloupe Pie

Submitted by NovaLee

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 pie

ingredients

• 1 cantaloupe
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 8 tablespoons flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3 egg yolks (save whites)
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 baked pie shell
• 3 egg whites
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 6 tablespoons sugar

directions

1. Peel and cube cantaloupe cook in water drain and mash.
2. Combine all dry.
3. add to hot pulp on stove top stir until thick.
4. Beat egg yolks and water.
5. add a little cantaloup mixture to yolks blend well.
6. add the rest of the mixture.
7. Keep cooking stirring until thick and creamy add butter pour into cooled pie shell.
8. Make meringue by beating 3 egg whites 1/4t.
9. cream of tartar and 6T.
10. sugar to stiff peaks spoon ontop pie Bake 400 until top is browned.