Coconut lemon fillng

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       Title: COCONUT LEMON FILLNG
  Categories: Frostings, Cakes
       Yield: 1 servings
  
       2 c  Water
     1/2 c  Lemon juice
     3/4 ts Salt
       1 c  Sugar
       1 c  Water
       1 c  Flour; or 10 tablespoons
       4    Egg yolks
     1/2 c  Sugar
       1 tb Lemon rind; grated
       1 tb Butter
       8 oz Coconut; shredded
  
        x   Cornstarch Combine 2 cups water, lemon juice, salt, and 1
   cup sugar in top of double boiler and bring to a boil over direct
   heat. Place over boiling water. Add 1 cup water gradually to flour,
   mixing to a smooth paste. Add gradually to hot mixture and cook 5
   minutes, stirring constantly. Beat egg yolks with 1/2 cup sugar; add
   slowly to lemon mixture, cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add
   lemon rind and butter. Cool 10 minutes. Makes 4-2/3 cups filling, or
   enough to spread between layers and on top and sides of three 9-inch
   layers. Sprinkle coconut generously on sides of cake. Decorate top of
   cake with a 1-inch border of coconut.
  
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