Never Fail Meringue

Combine 2 tbsp. sugar and 1 tbsp. cornstarch in small saucepan. Add ½ cup water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick and clear. Cool; beat 3 egg whites with 1/8 tsp. salt and ½ tsp. vanilla extract until soft mounds form. Add 6 tbsp. sugar gradually, beating well after each addition. Add cornstarch mixture.

Continue beating until meringue stands in stiff peaks. Spoon over a lukewarm pie and bake at 350 degrees F. for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Enough meringue for two 7 inch pies or piled high on a 9 inch pie.