Michelle Darmody: How to bake a lemon meringue pie — and the mistakes to avoid

"If you can get your hands on unwaxed lemons, they are preferable. If not, I would advise dropping the lemons into quite hot water and rubbing the skin with a tea towel before zesting. This should take off the wax coating."

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This pie can be made with or without the meringue. I like to choose an option in between and pipe some meringue swirls on top but not cover the lemon completely. I find this is a nice ratio of sweet to tart.