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Lemon meringue tart has everything … even whipped cream

Sweet meets sour in the lemon meringue tart, which is fitting, given that the tart, ever the coquette, swings both sweet and sour.

Crisp pastry, quivering lemon, buoyant meringue - what more could the tart desire? Whipped cream.

In the immortal words of the SweeTarts

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