Heartburn

Revenge is a dish best thawed for 5 minutes before serving.

Nora Ephron’s roman à clef of the break up of her marriage, about Rachel, a cookery writer, is made for ‘revenge is a dish best served’ lines.

The revenge served is indeed satisfying, in Mark’s Key lime pie to the face, and even more so in Nora Ephron’s triumph in taking her pain and turning it into a victoriously funny novel.

Her recipe for revenge also serves as a tasty and easy recipe for Key lime pie. A nice summer dessert, if you can get past seeing the gloop that sweetened condensed milk actually looks like.

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Heartburn Key Lime Pie

Ingredients

Store bought graham cracker crust. Ephron was of the belief “There’s no point in making piecrust from scratch” which is good enough for me.

6 egg yolks

1 cup lime juice

2 14-oz cans sweetened condensed milk

1 tablespoon grated lime rind

Whipped cream

Directions

Per Heartburn:

The key lime pie is very simple to make.  First you line a 9-inch pie plate with a graham cracker crust. Then beat 6 egg yolks. Add 1 cup lime juice (even bottled lime juice will do), two 14-ounce cans sweetened condensed milk, and 1 tablespoon grated lime rind. Pour into the pie shell and freeze. Remove from freezer and spread with whipped cream. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

This is a good pie to make if you are planning to serve and eat it. If you are making a premeditated revenge pie, Ephron suggests that Blueberry might be a better, more destructive choice.