Lovely Lemon

These recipes are in my mother's handwriting and are housed in a battered, blue plastic folder. They are transcribed here as part of the A-Z Challenge 2019. Each day in April a new letter of the alphabet and accompanying recipes are posted.

Lemon Tart

Lemon Tart filling

 Lemon Tart Filling

Beat together

• 3 egg yolks
• juice of 1 lemon & grated rind
• 1 cup honey
• 1 dessertspoon melted butter
• 1 tablespoon cornflour

Place in uncooked flan and cook [bake] for 20 - 30 mins.

Then top with:-
3 egg whites stiffly beaten then gradually add 1 teaspoon lemon rind and 3 tablespoons honey

Place on top of cooked tart, and leave in oven about another 10 minutes
(until lightly browned)

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Lemon cordial

Lemon or Orange cordial

Lemon - Orange Cordial

6 Lemons or Oranges juiced and grated rind of 3

5 cups sugar

5 cups boiling water

1 oz citric acid

1 tablespoon (flat) Epsom Salts

Pour boiling watter over the sugar and rind.

Add other ingredients and strain when cold.

Bottle.

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Lemon Spread

This one was titled Lemon Cheese otherwise known as Lemon Butter or Lemon spread. Store in the refrigerator but I guarantee it won't last for long as you are tempted back again and again for more.

Lemon cheese
3 eggs
2 ozs butter
½ lb sugar
2 lemons
Beat tog. - sugar, butter, yolk of 2 eggs and the whites of 2, juice of 2 lemons, [finely grated] rind of 1
Stir over low heat until it thickens.