Thursday, May 3, 2012

Lovely Lemon

Submitted by Chris Fowler.
Originally in the 1991 cookbook

Like many recipes in the cookbook, this one comes from Mom's famous black cookbook. This recipe was a staple for the Holidays. It is easy to make and was always a hit.

Ingredients

1/2 cube margarine
1/4 cup sugar + 1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup wheat flour (fine) or graham cracker crumbs
1 6 ounce package of lemon jello
2 cups boiling water
1 15 ounce can evaporated milk, chilled
1/3 cup lemon juice

Directions

  1. Make crust by melting margarine, ¼ cup sugar, and flour or graham cracker crumbs.
  2. Press crumb mixture into large dish
  3. Put 2/3 of mixture in 9x13 inch pan, reserving rest for topping.
  4. Mix together jello and boiling water. After jello has dissolved, add 3/4 cup of cold water.
  5. Chill jello until mixture begins to set.
  6. After jello has set, whip evaporated milk untill stiff.
  7. Pour mixture into crust-lined dish and top with remaining 1/2 cup crust.
  8. Place in refrigerator until firm.

NOTE: Can must be refrigerated for 2 hours or in freezer for 1/2 hour before being whipped.

1 comment:

  1. I remember having this every Christmas. In fact, it is a favorite in my family, but I lost the crust and add the whipped milk to different flavors of Jello (in place of the hot water). We call it Fuzzy Jello :) Love it!

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