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Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:10:16 PM

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Unlike last weeks letter (K) there was much for me to pick from with the letter L. up
It was pretty easy for me to choose though as one of my favorite things involves LEMONS!

Pie, cake, cookies, pudding... yummmmmm!





Lemon Bars

Ingredients:
* 2 sticks (8 ounces) butter
* 2 cups flour
* 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
* 4 beaten eggs
* 2 cups sugar
* 4 tablespoons flour
* 1/4 cup lemon juice
* 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel
* sifted confectioners' sugar

Preparation:
Heat oven to 325°. Blend butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar. Pat into ungreased 13x9x2-inch pan. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. For filling, blend together eggs, sugar, 4 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, and lemon peel. Pour over first layer. Return to oven and bake at 325° for 20 minutes. Loosen around edges, cut into bars and sift confectioners' sugar over the top while warm.




Lemon Icebox Cookies

Cook Time: 12 minutes
Ingredients:

* 3 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* dash of salt
* 1 1/2 cups sugar
* 3/4 cup (6 ounces) butter, room temperature
* 1 large egg
* 1/4 cup lemon juice
* 2 tablespoons finely grated lemon peel

Preparation:
In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, beat together 1 cup of the sugar with the butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, lemon juice and zest, then gradually blend in the flour mixture. Form the dough into 2 rolls about 2 inches wide and 7 inches long. Wrap the rolls in waxed paper and refrigerate until firm, about an hour.

Preheat the oven to 375°.
Unwrap the cookie dough and cut into slices about 1/4-inch thick. Sprinkle slices lightly with remaining sugar and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned around the edges, about 12 minutes. Cool the cookies on a rack and store in an airtight container.
Makes about 5 to 6 dozen lemon icebox cookies.







Lemon Pie has always been a favorite treat. Mom makes it best, naturally! p My stomach now requires that I go bake lemon deliciousness! chef left Or I could just go to the bakery. right

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Comments

ShallowMuse Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:06:50 PM

No wonder i was basically yelled at to get to this post! *salivating* Those lemon bars look deeeelicious... We call lemon pie 'lemon meringue pie' here..because of the meringue on top, i suppose!

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:20:52 PM

I love, love, love lemon meringue pie! Lemons!

TabTabmartel Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:31:41 PM

I want some lemon bars cry

I LOVE lemmony stuff..favoriting this post for sure!

Adele BrandSittingFox Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:06:45 PM

Hmmmm!! chef happy

HenrySpicyFlier Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:07:09 PM

I knew you would do a "kitchen" post! yes
I win!!
*does ridiculous little dance and then loses balance and falls into a huge batch of meringue where he drowns with a smile on his face*

Lulixxylu Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:13:56 PM

oooow why does Henry get to die in meringue. So unfair.

I've never had lemon meringue pie *gets ready for gasps*
I really should find some cause i like pie, i like meringue and i like lemon so chances of me liking it are high! yes

TabTabmartel Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:19:00 PM

Never? :gasp: Oh Lu you have really been missing out on some goodness there!

HenrySpicyFlier Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:48:28 AM

Lu: time to get the passport ready! You are comin' to America! No! Canada first since we are still part of the Empire!

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews Wednesday, March 17, 2010 5:45:20 AM

Originally posted by SpicyFlier:

since we are still part of the Empire!



Which is so weird. Why?

*Throws Henry a snorkle*

Lulixxylu Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:58:39 PM

Yes! I got a 25 cent Canadian coin the other day (it had an animal on it! heart) instead of 10p and i wondered, why is the Queens head on the back?! And then i figured you must be apart of the Empire. I never knew cause the little British flag isn't on yours and all and i always thought it was on Empire countries.


I really must go to America and Canada. Thats next on my save-up-for-ages-to-do list. I need to experience all things sterotypically Americana and Canadian...Lemon meringue pie being among those! yes

ShallowMuse Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6:26:50 PM

THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!! knight

Uh herm *clears throat* Sorry, when i hear 'empire' i think Sparta.

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6:37:30 PM

I always think Star Wars left

Mad Scientistqlue Wednesday, March 17, 2010 7:05:56 PM

Lemon Meringue pie is not everyone's cup of tea ya know. scared.
I never liked that stuff much. Even less when it put on my sarmies: yuck

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews Wednesday, March 17, 2010 7:57:12 PM

Sarmies?

ShallowMuse Wednesday, March 17, 2010 8:42:29 PM

Sandwich, Gavin lol

Mrs. HermitessHermitess Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:19:39 PM

hmm I was wondering why no one commented on the delicious lemon post. Opera didn't tell me! cry So imagine my surprise to see 15 comments p

*scurries off to read comments*

Mrs. HermitessHermitess Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:25:27 PM

B I called it lemon pie only because I couldn't remember how to spell meringue. left Silly I know, but I was too lazy to look it up.

Thanks everyone for drooling all over my blog. wink *gets out mop*

Originally posted by SpicyFlier:

No! Canada first since we are still part of the Empire!


You mean, like, the Jedi Empire? Or the Empire Penguins? There are still empires?
*feels confused and crazy*

Ditto on the Sarmies? lol Is that any kind of sandwich or a special kind? I immediately thought sardines and wondered why you would put lemon meringue pie on fish.
scared

Mrs. HermitessHermitess Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:28:09 PM

FYI Gang bigsmile

I now have in my home a Lemon M Pie and a double batch of Lemon Bars! Pie is for us and bars for the church group tonight. My turn for snacks! p Taking fresh strawberries too... mmmmmm ... strawberries....

ShallowMuse Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:37:48 PM

STOP IT LINDSAY! STOP IT!!!! TEMPTATION!
*runs away screaming*

Mad Scientistqlue Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:55:06 PM

'sarmies' are any type of sandwich. But especially the type that you got as a kid for school. p.
It's a common slang around here. left.

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:30:18 AM

Lemon meringue pie sandwiches? Sounds risky.

Cake is okay, it's chocolate bars that do the damage.

Lulixxylu Thursday, March 18, 2010 2:59:26 PM

I thought it was "sarnies"...or at least thats what we call them here. Clearly you SAfricans stole it from us amazing British people and thought you'd just change the n for an m so we wouldnt notice! Ha!

Mrs. HermitessHermitess Thursday, March 18, 2010 3:18:04 PM

*now wants a sandwich*

Lemon Bars were good. smile 6 people nearly wiped out a double batch of them and most the of 1lb of strawberries! chef

ShallowMuse Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:04:21 PM

Yes i never knew if it was sarNie or sarMie.. i'm still not quite sure?! I shall just call it a sarnmie.

ShallowMuse Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:54:08 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUUaYMGd8FQ

Oh oh! Who remembers this song?? I love it!!

KittyliciousZaphira Thursday, March 18, 2010 8:03:02 PM

I've never had Lemon Meringue pie either, but I can tell just by looking at it that I definitely like it. :yum: *drools*

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews Thursday, March 18, 2010 8:24:36 PM

I love that song! Used to think that it was Sting.

Mrs. HermitessHermitess Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:00:43 PM

lol I've never heard that song. p

The instrumental part at the beginning reminds me of the music on the Farm Town game on FaceBook.

Mad Scientistqlue Friday, March 19, 2010 12:23:54 AM

We call them "sarmies" because most South Africans miss-pronounce the word 'sandwich' as 'samwedge' p.

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews Friday, March 19, 2010 4:26:37 AM

Some Irish call them sangwedges. rolleyes

ShallowMuse Friday, March 19, 2010 1:44:07 PM

Or 'sammich' lol

Mad Scientistqlue Monday, March 22, 2010 4:14:39 PM

And all those different ways of saying it from one language! p

r♡serose-marie Saturday, April 3, 2010 5:35:23 PM

I have a lemon twist in my mmmartini... bigsmile

Mrs. HermitessHermitess Sunday, April 4, 2010 8:21:01 PM

lol Way to stick with the theme Rose. yes

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