Key Lime Pie Recipe

6 eggs, separated

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup Key Lime juice (juice of 7 large)

3/4 cup sugar

pre-baked pie shell, 9 inches

Separate the eggs, beat the yolks slightly, add the milk and mix well. Add the lime juice and blend well; turn into pie shell. bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for 10 minutes, until set.

[Meanwhile, prepare the meringue: beat the egg whites until stiff ( the egg whiles, not you) gradually beat in the sugar until the meringue is stiff and dry.][Heat the oven up to 400 degrees.]

Spoon the meringue onto the hot pie, sealing the mass around the edges of the pie. Place in the hot oven for 5 minutes, then turn it down to 300 degrees and bake until the meringue is honey-colored.

Yes, it tastes like chicken, but a little chewier...

Gator nuggets, in this case. I had some for lunch with a mustard-mayo sauce after walking through about a mile and a half of Hardwood Hammocks in considerable heat and sun. I was so thirsty and hungry (It was 3PM) I could have eaten a braised flip-flop.
The nice lady at the Nature Center recommended a marina/fish shack/bar/restaurant and it turned out to be just the thing.
Jim and I had lovely fried stuff at a shady picnic table by the water. We also split a piece of Key Lime Pie and I ate too much of that.

Incidentally, Key Lime Pie is one of those things that really is the same everywhere.

I mean. I know that some folks try to peddle pie that contains no key lime juice, etc. But when it comes to genuine Key Lime Pie, made with Key Lime juice using the standard egg yolk/condensed milk recipe, it doesn't really matter whether its on a pastry crust, graham cracker crust, has almonds added, is topped with whipped cream or meringue - they all taste pretty much the same and have the same texture; which is excellent.

Now when the KLP you order comes with green-dyed filling, that's insulting, but a drop of blue food color doesn't affect the flavor. So, if a vendor tries to sell KLP thats green inside - go ahead and eat it.. but don't order it there again. Buy a bottle of Key Lime juice, or better yet, a bag of Key Limes (Trader Joe sells them) and make one yourself. It doesn't even need any topping!