Heptadecagon

We decided to celebrate the girls' birthday this weekend, since Tuesday will be busy. Both girls like lemon, and Talia especially likes pie, so I hunted down a recipe for lemon meringue pie that I'd tried years back. The paper is splotched and yellowed at the edges, but the recipe turned out just fine. (For Zoe, I made one of her favorite desserts: cheesecake. I've already shared that recipe here .) I tend not to make pie that often, and I'm not sure why, because when I do, I realize just how much I actually like pie. If you try this recipe, be sure to let me know how you like it! Ingredients: 1 (9 inch) baked pie shell 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups water 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/3 cup water 4 eggs, separated 1/2 cup lemon juice (I used fresh and bottled) 2 teaspoons lemon zest (grated lemon rind) 3 tablespoons butter 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup white sugar Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). 2. Combine 1 ...