Last week while visiting the Guncles, I was given some Florida lemons fresh off the tree to bring home to my grand fairies. The girlies and I love lemon meringue pie, lemonade, and working in the kitchen together. So a bag of lemons was the souvenir I brought back from my vacation to them.
Most kids might be disappointed with a gift of fruit instead of a toy or cute tee shirt with an alligator on it, but what did these two do when given lemons??
We made LEMON PIE!!!!!
Normally, I make things up as I cook and rarely reference recipes. But when it is time for lemon pie, Sugarwings and I make a ceremony of carefully opening up the old tin box of note cards I made as a 13 year old and we make the dessert just the way my mom would've done. My mom passed before the girls were born, but in small ways like this they can have a connection with her too.
My mom made the best pies, dumplings, well, just about anything. And when I close my eyes to take a bite of this lemony delight, I remember her in the kitchen making something special for me.
Mom's pies were great, but with this combo of fresh citrus from the guncles, smiles from the grand fairies, and memories of my mom, I think we've made some improvements on her originals!
Boy, do those old recipe cards from Current ring a bell! I have a lot of those in my old recipe box, probably from close to the same era. I remember selling those too, along with their “just a note” cards. Fun post, Karla and the pie looks yum!