Lemon Chess Pie

Dessert Recipes by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe

Ingredients

 * 1½ cups sugar
 * 4 eggs
 * 1 tbsp cornmeal
 * 1 tbsp flour
 * ½ cup melted butter
 * ½ cup lemon juice or juice and rind of 1 lemon
 * Pie Shell

Directions

 * 1) Combine sugar, flour and meal. Toss together.
 * 2) Add eggs, lemon juice, butter. Mix well.
 * 3) Pour in unbaked pie shell.
 * 4) Bake 45 minutes at 350 °F.