Mom's Gone with the Wind Heavenly Pie

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2011

This heavenly homage to Clark Gable sports a light, meringue crust and a fluffy whipped cream topping.

SERVES 8

TIME 1¾ hours, plus 3 hours drying and 2½ hours cooling

Mom's Gone with the Wind Heavenly Pie

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This recipe submission to our America's Best Lost Recipes contest received its name after Clark Gable purchased one of these pies at a bake sale. A fallen meringue forms the pie’s base and is filled with a whipped cream–lightened lemon curd...

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