Walnut Pie 

Grate the walnuts, reserving a few to garnish. Beat the whites of 8 eggs until snowy. Separately, beat well the 8 yolks with one cup of sugar. Mix the whites with the yolks and add the grated walnuts. Divide the mixture into two shallow pie pans, greased with butter and bake in hot oven.

Filling:

Make a sugar syrup with 4 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of butter, a few drops of vanilla and, when just warm, four yolks. Return to the fire to thicken, then let cool. When the pies are baked, remove from baking pans, spread the filling over one of them and place the other pie over it.

Icing:

Beat well the remaining four whites. When snowy, add 10 tablespoons of sugar and some lemon rinds, and continue beating until mixture is hard and does not fall from bowl (meringue recipe). Cover the top and sides of the pie with icing, garnish with the walnut halves that were set aside and place in the hot oven for a short while to harden the icing.