When life gives you lemons, why make lemonade when you can make lemon meringue pie? Let's hope that life also gives you sugar, shortcrust pastry and eggs. Lemon meringue pie is a Kiwi favorite that has been passed down from generation to generation through great grandparents with their secret recipes and ingredients. This is where my grandmother got her famous lemon meringue pie recipe that she made every Sunday since before I was born. I decided to do some research on this particular type of lemon meringue pie because of my family tradition where every Sunday we would sit down for a roast at Grandma's and then finish with a generous portion of lemon meringue pie. This is why research into the origin of lemon meringue pie intrigues me, as I would like to know more about this family favorite. I purchased my lemon meringue pie from Café Eden, located in Tauranga. Unlike traditional lemon meringue pie, which is usually the standard 9-inch size, the item I purchased was the size of a small tart. The case for the filling was made with shortcrust pastry and then filled with lemon curd. On top were a swirl of meringue, a slice of orange and a delicate dusting of icing sugar. I spoke to the chef at Café Eden and asked her about the mini lemon meringue pie and she said: "We used to make our lemon meringue pies with real lemons and our own sweet pastry, homemade; but due to the limitations of time now let's order the mini lemon meringue tarts from Barkers" (Café Eden Chef, 2014). Unfortunately the quality of the product was lacking as it was pre-made, but the lemon curd had a good balance of sweet and tart and wasn't too overpowering. The pre-packaged meringue on top wasn't very smooth in the center of the paper... it was very low on the quality scale but then again, nothing beats grandma's recipe. Works CitedBrowneyedbaker.com . (2014). Lemon Meringue Pie Bar Recipe | Brown-eyed Baker. [online] Retrieved from: http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2014/01/13/lemon-meringue-pie-bar-recipe/ [Accessed: March 19, 2014].Cafe Eden Chef (2014). Lemon meringue cake. [radio] Cafe Eden, Tauranga, Saturday 15 March 2014. Coborn's blog. (2014). Lemon meringue pie day. [online] Retrieved from: http://cobornsblog.com/2011/08/15/lemon-meringue-pie-die/ [Accessed: March 19, 2014].Diamond, B. (2014). Lemon Cake «Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion. [online] Retrieved from: http://ebenezermaxwellmansion.org/lemon-pie/ [Accessed: March 19, 2014].Pie, L. (2014). Lemon Chess Pie Recipe on Food52.com. [online] Retrieved from: http://food52.com/recipes/24908-lemon-chess-pie [Accessed: March 19 2014].