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Lemon Meringue Dip with 7-UP Dippers

Lemon Meringue Dip

Cook time: 5 Min  Prep time: 10 Min  Serves: 12-18 servings
Ingredients
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
3 large eggs, separated
1/2 c fresh lemon juice
3 Tbsp corn syrup, light
a pinch cream of tartar
Directions
1. Whisk egg yolks and juice over medium heat in small saucepan, heat and stir until custard like, about 5 minutes. Place this mixture in the refrigerator to chill.
2. In a mixer bowl whisk egg whites, corn syrup, and cream of tartar on high until stiff peak form. set aside.
3. Remove yolk mixture from fridge and whisk in the sweetened condensed milk. Blend well. Pour into a 9x13 inch baking dish (suitable for serving at buffet table). Heap and spread meringue on top of lemon sauce. Place in oven and broil 1 to 2 minutes until meringue is slightly browned. Refrigerate to chill. Make sure dish can go from hot to cold, so it does not break.Corning or pyrex is fine, or metal. Serve with 7-UP Pie Crust Dippers

- UP Pie Crust Dippers

Cook time: 5 Min  Prep time: 10 Min  Serves: amount depends on size of cutters
Ingredients
1 1/2 c all purpose flour-exact measure
1/2 Tbsp salt
1/2 c crisco- regular or butter flavor-exact measure
5 Tbsp ice cold 7-up or other soda pop
Directions
1. Stir together flour and salt. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Do not over work pastry.
2. Add the ice cold soda pop gradually to the flour mixture, then blend together until moist. Place pastry in plastic wrap, flatten slightly. Chill 30 minutes.
3. Remove from fridge and roll out like making pie crust on a flour dusted surface or between 2 pieces of waxed paper (i do it this way) to about 1/8 inch thickness. Using your favorite small cookie cutter or just cut into circles or strips 4 x 1 inch.
4. Place on parchment covered cookie sheet brush with melted butter and sprinkle with granulated sugar and bake for bout 5 minutes or until golden. Cool completely before using so that they are crisp. These work great for appetizers too!

Mine took longer than 5 minutes to bake, but I think I didn't roll them thin enough.

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