Lemon Chess Pie

2 Eggs

4 Egg yolks

1 c Sugar

4 tb Butter; melted

1/4 c Heavy cream

1 tb Flour

1 tb Yellow cornmeal

4 tb Lemon juice

1 tb Grated lemon rind

Unbaked 9 inch pie crust Preheat oven to 350F. Beat eggs, yolks, and sugar together at high speed for two minutes. Add butter and cream; beat again at high speed for two minutes. Add flour, cornmeal, lemon juice and rind; mix well. Pour into crust and bake 45 ~ 60 minutes until top is medium brown. (Test with toothpick.) Allow to cool to room temperature before serving with whipped cream topping if desired. Serves: 6 slices.JM. The Hummingbird Inn Goshen, Virginia. A favorite throughout the South, chess pie takes its name from the description given by a cook who was asked what sort of pie it was, and replied, "It 'jes pie, honey."
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