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Lemon meringue pie - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the base of a lemon meringue pie?
A) Flaky puff pastry
B) Graham cracker
C) Shortened pastry
D) Cookie crumb
  • 2. What is the filling of a lemon meringue pie?
A) Lemon jelly
B) Lemon mousse
C) Lemon curd
D) Lemon marmalade
  • 3. What covers the top of a lemon meringue pie?
A) Lemon glaze
B) Sugar icing
C) Whipped cream
D) Meringue
  • 4. In which century did fruit desserts with baked meringue first appear in France?
A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 20th century
  • 5. What was the name of the 1739 dessert made of apple sauce covered with meringue?
A) Pommes meringuées
B) Crême meringuée
C) Apples meringuées
D) Apple a la turque
  • 6. In what year did the recipe for crême meringuée appear in an English cookbook?
A) 1832
B) 1869
C) 1846
D) 1769
  • 7. What was the name of the 1832 American apple pie covered with meringue?
A) Crême meringuée
B) Apples meringuées
C) Pommes meringuées
D) Apple a la turque
  • 8. When was a generic 'meringue pie' first documented?
A) 1860
B) 1832
C) 1869
D) 1868
  • 9. In what year did the name 'Lemon Meringue Pie' officially appear?
A) 1769
B) 1869
C) 1860
D) 1868
  • 10. What were lemon custard pies with meringue often called before the specific name became common?
A) Lemon fruit pie
B) Lemon custard bake
C) Lemon cream pie
D) Lemon zest tart
  • 11. Which book contains one of the earliest literary references to lemon meringue pie?
A) The French Art of Pastry
B) The English Cookbook
C) American Pie Traditions
D) Memoir and Letters of Jenny C. White Del Bal
  • 12. Who published the book containing a reference to the dessert in 1868?
A) Auguste Escoffier
B) Menon
C) Rhoda E. White
D) Jenny C. White Del Bal
  • 13. What variant of the lemon meringue pie is mentioned in the text?
A) Vanilla meringue
B) Strawberry meringue
C) Chocolate meringue
D) Lime meringue
  • 14. What are the ingredients for the lemon custard filling?
A) Heavy cream, sugar, and lemon extract
B) Egg yolks, lemon zest, juice, and sugar
C) Egg yolks, butter, and cinnamon
D) Egg whites, lime, and flour
  • 15. What is sometimes added to the lemon custard for consistency?
A) Baking soda
B) Gelatin
C) Starch
D) Yeast
  • 16. How is the meringue usually shaped on top of the pie?
A) Into decorative circles
B) Into swirls
C) Into peaks
D) Into flat layers
  • 17. What is sometimes sprinkled on top of the meringue before the final baking?
A) Sugar
B) Cinnamon
C) Lemon zest
D) Flour
  • 18. Is the meringue cooked or uncooked before being spread on the pie?
A) Pre-baked
B) Deep-fried
C) Boiled
D) Uncooked
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