CULTURETECHLENSLemon meringue pie
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Combined Graph record U-01079 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0679. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Saveur's treatment of lemon meringue pie ("adapted this lemon meringue pie from an icebox version his grandmother used to make") builds the pie on "1 cup fresh lemon juice" (with lemon zest) in the filling and finishes it by directing the cook to "scoop the meringue into the center of the pie, then use the back of the spoon to spread it almost to the edge" — establishing the stored identity: a pie with a lemon filling topped with meringue. It is kept distinct from lemon chess pie, which no source here conflates with it.
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Saveur's treatment of lemon meringue pie ("adapted this lemon meringue pie from an icebox version his grandmother used to make") builds the pie on "1 cup fresh lemon juice" (with lemon zest) in the filling and finishes it by directing the cook to "scoop the meringue into the center of the pie, then use the back of the spoon to spread it almost to the edge" — establishing the stored identity: a pie with a lemon filling topped with meringue.
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- Work type: dish
- Category: desserts
Sources
- https://www.saveur.com/recipes/lemon-meringue-pie-graham-cracker-crust/ (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
Saveur's treatment of lemon meringue pie ("adapted this lemon meringue pie from an icebox version his grandmother used to make") builds the pie on "1 cup fresh lemon juice" (with lemon zest) in the filling and finishes it by directing the cook to "scoop the meringue into the center of the pie, then use the back of the spoon to spread it almost to the edge" — establishing the stored identity: a pie with a lemon filling topped with meringue. It is kept distinct from lemon chess pie, which no source here conflates with it.
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