Double-Crust Lemon Pie

Mama’s Double-Crust Lemon Pie

Ingredients:

1¼ c. sugar

2 T. flour

1/8 t. salt

¼ c. soft butter

3 eggs (well beaten)

juice from 1½ or 2 lemons

2 unbaked pie crusts

Instructions:

Combine sugar, flour, and salt.

Blend in butter and mix thoroughly.

Add well-beaten eggs and blend until smooth.

Add lemon juice and blend well.

Pour into uncooked bottom crust.

Cover with uncooked top crust.

Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon and sugar

Timing:

Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.

Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake additional 40 to 45 minutes.

           Throughout the Christmas seasons in the 1960s, my mother baked orange-glazed pound cakes to give to our neighbors and friends. There would be one of her delicious delicacies waiting in the paper box for the lady who delivered newspapers to our house and another one on our front steps for the man who drove the Pet Milk truck. 

            My mother always placed others before herself, and her selfless footprints left a servitude trail for her children to follow. Our father, her husband of over 50 years, praised her, and my two brothers and I rise up to call her blessed (Prov. 31:28).

Jesus said, “Whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

 (Mark 10:43-44 NASB)

            Who can you serve today?

            “Do you think Mrs. Robison would mind me visiting sometime?” I asked. “I’d like to take her one of the primary books for Will. With help, I think he might learn his ABC’s and maybe even learn to write his name.”

            “Elsie, that’s a wonderful idea,” Mrs. Graham said, her blue eyes sparking. I’ll go with you and take Jessilee one of my famous deep-dish apple cobblers. Now, let’s just let the angels dry these dishes and go see what Gladys and the girls are up to.” ¹

¹   Jill Watson Glassco. The Schoolhouse (Peoria, AR: LifeHouse Publishing, 2012), 28.
                     (The Schoolhouse is available online at Amazon.com)