CheCooks wrote on 10 Jun 2005 in rec.food.cooking

> I made a lemon meringue pie for the first time last night. This
> morning, as I pulled it out of the fridge, there was a liquid
> around the edges and the meringue seemed to have pulled away from
> the edges of the pie. Any idea what caused this? I cut a piece
> for my husband anyway, and other than the clear liquid (it had a
> solid layer of lemon and the meringue seemed just right) seeping
> out of it, he said it had great flavor. He also said he has seen
> this in a few other lemon meringues. We tipped the pie plate up
> just a tad and I spooned the liquid out. Any help would be great
> as this has really frustrated me. Thanks!!
>
> Che
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The water is from the meringue. Use whip cream as a topping instead,
eat the pie faster, make smaller pies. AFAIK the liquid isn't harmful
just annoying.

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