On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:18:02 -0800, in rec.food.cooking, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> "Giusi" > wrote:
>
>> "Peter-Lucas" ha scritto nel messaggio > "Pandora"
>>>
>>>> You have speak of this pie and I thinck I would like it very much
>>>> because I like lemon and I like meringue. Have you got a good recipe
>>>> and a pic of it? TIA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Pandora, this one is *fantastic*.
>>> Very simple recipe, no weird ingredients, and very easy to make.
>
> Sorry, Peter. The reviews below the recipe are not all good. At least
> one person tossed it without eating. Another salvaged some of it.
> Others said they would never use this recipe again. I've never made a
> lemon meringue pie, I don't think I've even made *any* pie (my wife is
> the baker), but I'm not sure this is a good recipe for the first time.
>
>> This may very well be a lovely pie, but it is not what I meant when I called
>> it my favorite. It's way more elaborate and not at all the homey favorite I
>> love. Plus, it has a sweet crust, which to me removes the magic.
>
>> Caster sugar does not exist
>
> It's quite common, but not in the US, and I guess not in Italy. I
> usually see it as "castor sugar", sometimes called "superfine". I think
> it is English. The referenced site is Australian, so that makes sense:
>
> http://www.recipezaar.com/library/getentry.zsp?id=139

Hoo boy! Now you've done it. Yet another post to Lucas that does not quite
agree with his self proclaimed "superiority".