I want to make a lemon merangue pie......?

Question

I want to make a lemon merangue pie but I am missing a crutial ingredient; lemons!!! So could I take Kool-Aid mix and use that instead of lemon juice? Real answers only please.

Answer 1

Sorry, but that will not work, you are going to have to go to the store and purchase the lemons or lemon pie filling.

Answer 2

I would change the pie then. What do you have at home? Orange sounds like the best substitute because you can still get a great zesty tang from orange pulp and rind. Add a little rum for an edge. Other fruits that would work well include apricots, peach, mangoes, and any berry. If the batter isn't quite as tangy as you'd wish it were, add a little apple cider vinegar (a teaspoon or so would do)

Best to keep a bottle of lemon juice at home at all times. You can buy this at the store and keep it in the fridge.

Answer 3

ACTUALLY,
You CAN use the kool-aid for a pie, but it probably wont turn out as lemon merangue.. maybe similar though.
If you dont feel like going to the store and just want a pie... here is a recipe
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Kool-Aid-Pie/Detail.aspx

Let me know how it goes! and good luck! :)

Answer 4

Regular pie crust. I'd have never considered biscuit. I guess that would make it like strawberry short cake...ok, I just never thought of it. Oh! Wait! UK...when you say biscuit you mean what I call a cookie. That would be yummy, like vanilla wafer or graham cracker or sugar cookie. Yeah, I'd like that a lot. Or even phyllo dough.

Answer 5

Lemon Meringue Pie

Filling:
3/8 cup corn starch
1 cup sugar (more or less to taste)
1&1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 cup lemon juice (more or less to taste)
3 eggs, separated
2 tablespoons butter
1 baked pie shell (9 inches)
Separate eggs, reserving whites for meringue. Beat yolks lightly.
In a saucepan or double boiler, mix together cornstarch and sugar.
Add boiling water, a little at a time, to the sugar/cornstarch mixture, and stir. Add lemon juice.
Cook until mixture starts to thicken, stirring constantly.
Stir in butter and egg yolks and cook about one minute longer.
Allow to cool.


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Meringue:
3 egg whites
a few grains salt
6 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
Beat egg whites with salt in a metal bowl until stiff.
Add sugar gradually, beating continually until meringue holds its shape.
Add vanilla (optional).


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Pour filling into pie shell.
Top with meringue and bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes until lightly browned.


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Notes:
A double boiler or gas stove works best.
Use fresh lemon juice (or frozen concentrate, although fresh is better). Do not use "Realemon" or other products which contain lemon oil.
For extra flavor, pour boiling water through the strainer containing the lemon pulp.
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WARNING:
Do not put lemon peel or "zest" in this pie. If you put lemon peel in this pie, it will taste like something purchased at a Woolworth's lunch counter. Reserve the "zest" for another recipe, or put it on the compost heap!

Answer 6

No, that most definitely will not work, you need real lemon juice.

Answer 7

noooo you can't use kool-aid...ask a neighbour that you know or go to the shops if you can...sorry...it will NOT turn out with koolaid*

Answer 8

nope. goto the store. sorry