Grandma Baughs Lemon Pie

4 Tab. cornstarch             

1 Tab. butter

1 cup sugar                        

1 ¼ cups boiling water

2 eggs

1 large lemon  and a little grated rind

Boil water  in a heavy kettle. Mix cornstarch and

sugar in dry bowl and add to boiling water, boil

for  5 minutes.  This is very thick, so turn the heat

down to simmer. Add butter and lemon. Take from

stove , add a few tablespoons full of hot mixture

to eggs while beating, then fold them into the

pan.Cool and pour into pie shell. Put powdered

sugar in bottom of pie crust first.