Today is National Relaxation Day which is a day I can totally get behind. It is also National Lemon Meringue Pie day. I made a lemon meringue pie once. It was not relaxing. Lemon meringue was my father's favorite pie, so one year, when I was a young and confident homemaker I decided to make one for him for his birthday. I made everything from scratch. My husband was at work, my toddlers were playing contentedly, I was ready. I had never made meringue before but I can follow directions and it whipped up beautifully. I squeezed lemons, measured all the ingredients carefully and the filling cooked up perfectly. I made the crust (that I had done before) and assembled the creation. The kitchen was filled with a wonderful aroma of lemons. I baked the pie and the meringue came out with perfectly golden brown tips. It was a delicious pie and my father loved it. I have no idea what else I served for that birthday dinner but it didn't matter, the pie was a hit. I never baked another lemon meringue pie. I mean, once you prove you can do something, you really don't have to do it again, right?
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