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Title

Lemon Sponge Pie

Subject

sugar

flour

lemon

egg yolks

butter

milk

egg whites

pie crust

Description

Cake Lemon Pie
1 C sugar
5 T. flour
juice and grated rind of
1 lemon or 1 tsp extract
2 eggs (yolks unbeaten
2 T. melted butter
1 C milk
stir altogether (last) 2 egg
whites beaten stiff and

Back:
fold into mixture &
pour into unbaked crust.

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# Lemon Sponge Pie
*(Original card title: "Cake Lemon Pie")*

## Ingredients

### Filling
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 Tbsp flour
- Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon (or 1 tsp lemon extract)
- 2 egg yolks, unbeaten
- 2 Tbsp melted butter
- 1 cup milk

### Meringue Fold-In
- 2 egg whites, beaten stiff

### Crust
- 1 unbaked 9" pie crust

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine sugar and flour in a large bowl.
3. Add lemon juice, lemon zest, unbeaten egg yolks, melted butter, and milk. Stir until well combined and smooth.
4. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites to stiff peaks.
5. Gently fold beaten egg whites into the lemon mixture until just incorporated — do not deflate.
6. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
7. Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes until the top is golden and the center is just set with a slight wobble.
8. Cool completely before slicing — the two layers set as the pie cools.

## Editor's Notes

- **"Cake Lemon Pie"** is the verbatim title on the original card and a legitimate period recipe category. Renamed "Lemon Sponge Pie" for searchability — the most widely recognized period name for this specific technique and ingredient profile.
- **Self-separating technique:** This pie is intentionally self-separating — the loose batter with folded egg whites divides during baking into two distinct layers: a dense lemon custard on the bottom and a light sponge cake layer on top. The "cake" in the original title refers to this upper layer. Same principle as the Impossible Coconut Pie elsewhere in this collection, but older and achieved without Bisquick.

Creator

Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka

Source

RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0006-20260609-0111

Coverage

Oregon, US