Every week for about nine months I have written a post for Mrs. Matlock’s Alphabe Thursday. There are about seventy bloggers a week that join Jenny Matlock in sharing ideas, thoughts, reflection and more that begin with a particular letter of the alphabet.
Reading each of the posts along with the comments Mrs. Matlock leaves for all of her students or meme followers is a highlight of my week. (Yes, she visits every person every week and leaves amazing comments. She sends e-mails to her students if she has a chance too.)
During L week Mrs. Matlock’s post was called L is for Lemon. In her post, she mentioned she was going to give away boxes of lemons and peppermints. It sounded like she had a multitude of lemons growing in her yard. We love fresh fruit and peppermints at your house so; I left a comment stating that we would love to win a box.
Much to my surprise, we were picked by Mrs. Matlock to receive one of her special boxes. The box arrived two days before Christmas. We loved the luscious lemon scent of the box. I wonder if the mail carrier kept it in the front of her truck just to smell the lemon scent as she made her deliveries.
We had guests over for dinner that night and I cut lemon slices for us to have in our sodas and iced teas. They were as impressed as we were that this wonderful box filled with candies and lemons with leaves still attached had been sent across the country to us.
I loved having the Larsons for dinner, but I could hardly wait to begin looking through my cookbooks for a recipe for a lemon pie to make for the holidays. The first book I pulled out was The Taste of Home Cookbook my husband had given me several years ago. It was within its pages that I found a two page spread dedicated to lemon pies.
I settled on one that was label light and easy. With all the sweets we have during and before the holidays light was definitely needed. I am all for easy recipes that are guaranteed to come together.
The pie turned out so well. JDaniel and I were able to work together to squeeze the lemons and mix the ingredients. He did have to be distracted to keep him from drinking the lemon juice right from the measuring cup right after squeezing it. Mrs. Matlock’s peppermints were the perfect answer.
I could tell by the way JDaniel enthusiastically licked the bowl clean that it was going to taste good. Actually I knew it was going to taste good too. My fingers were dipping into the remnants left in the bowl as fast as his were.
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Christy says
That is a wonderful gift! I can imagine how wonderful the box smelled!
Lindsay says
My mouth is totally watering from reading this post!! Love lemons!
KLZ says
I am literally salivating over here. Unreal.
blueviolet says
That was a wonderful surprise! I really love fresh lemon in my drinks too and lemon pie sounds refreshing!
Tiggeriffic says
I love lemons.. When I was a young girl I would eat lemons like one would eat an apple.. The next visit to the dentist he asked me what I had been eating.. I told him mostly lemons.. He said it was taking the enamal off my teeth.. Well, that was the end of lemons for me except a slice put in my water or ice tea and my mom made the best lemonade from lemons.. My dad always had a great saying~ “If your day starts out as a lemon make it into lemonade”..He was a happy soul with a great attitude..
Melissa says
Oh wow, those lemons are so beautiful! I would love to grow some in my yard, but I don’t live quite far enough south for them to do well. :o)
varunner says
My gosh aren’t they pretty? And I bet that pie was wonderful!
EG Wow says
What a wonderful surprise! And I bet the pie was tasty!
cooperl788 says
What a gorgeous box to look at and delicious to eat! That pie recipe looks like the perfect thing for this month’s scrapbook club meeting. It would be nice for everyone (okay, mostly me) to have a light dessert!
Rocky Mountain Woman says
Wow, great looking pie! It makes me hungry just looking at it.
I lived in Florida for many years and one of the things I really miss is lemons from my own tree…
So glad you had fun with your lovely lemons!
sweetpea08 says
Mmmm…that looks so good! I love making lemon bars and lemon meringue pie…so this is exactly like something I would love! I’ll have to try it soon!
Jackie says
Ok well I’m jealous you got the lemons cause I really really could use some right now and I too posted about her lemons and you should probably read my post on The Master cleanse
good job !
Mary says
Aren’t you lucky to have those fresh lemons! I love the directions “sit in front of a computer with a slice” 🙂 How much lemon juice in your pie?
Ames says
Lucky you! That pie looks so yummy! My husband’s drooling. He wants me to make a pie now, but I don’t have any lemons! Ha ha! Publix is down the street. Let’s how badly he wants a lemon pie.~Ames
Amy says
Yum! The pie looks great!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. It was great to hear from you.
Judie says
It is lemon season in Arizona, and I am going to try your recipe! Thanks!!
CollectIn Texas Gal says
How neat that you were the recipient of one of the Lemon Boxes! Your recipe for lemon pie looks like luscious lemony! I’d be right there with JDaniel licking the bowl….yummy! Great Title for this post!
Petula says
Sounds divine. It’s not a pie I normally eat, but every once in awhile I come across someone who makes it oh so yummy!
Sarah says
What a lucky one your are! Fresh lemons, lemon cream pie, I’d be in heaven.
~ Sarah
La says
What a fun post. I can almost smell the lemons from here.
Maureen says
I love almost everything lemon. I usually ask for something lemony for my birthday. No one else in my family likes lemon, so I rarely make anything lemony, so I always appreciate it doubly when I get a lemony treat.
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Leonard Family says
Mrs. Matlock sounds like beautiful person!! What a wonderful gift that led to a fun experience with JDaniel. My husband loves lemon so I might have to make that buy!!
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Liz says
What a cool thing to win!
I’m a BIG fan of lemon and I’d race JDaniel for that pie!
Red Couch Recipes says
What an absolutely fun box to receive in the mail and fresh from the tree too. My husband’s uncle used to have lemon trees — what a treat. Happy New Year. Joni
Tammy says
How cool is that…I love the smell of lemons and one of my favorite pies is Lemon Meringue! Yum! How fun!
Gattina says
How nice, and the pie looks very yummy!
jfb57 says
Certainly looks yummy! What was the ‘M’ bit – Mrs Matlock!
Sue says
Clearly, Jenny sent those lemons to the right person!
You made the most of them!!
=)
PS. I LOVE lemon pie…
myorii says
Oh how cool! Congratulations on being the receiver of her box of lemons! You must have had quite the lemony holiday season 🙂 Thanks for sharing the lemon cream pie recipe. It sounds really delicious and I really wish I could try baking it one day.
taylorsoutback says
Congratulations on receiving such a luscious treat…Fresh lemons must be high on the Heavenly list…here in Northern Wisconsin ours always have quite a few miles on them.
Mañana Mama says
What a lovely gift, lucky you! Must go make a lemon pie now, that sounds absolutely delicious…
~M
gabe says
You lucky duck! I’m glad you enjoyed your lemons. Miss Jenny sure is generous!
RedTedArt says
My mouth is watering. I want lemon pie! And how funny that you won a box of lemons!!!!!
Maggy
5thsister says
I was so happy when you won the giveaway! And this post has me drooling…I can just smell the wonderful fragrance and taste the lemon pie over here!
And you are correct about Mrs. Matlock…she is such an amazing, supportive blogger.
Jo says
lucky you to have won this gift of lemons … the recipe looks yummy!
Vintagesouthernlife says
What a wonderful surprise! Great looking pie.
★Mumsy★ says
Congratulation on your box of lemons, and that pie is just delicious looking! Alphabe-Thursday is my favorite and I’m always looking forward to it! It’s wonderful since this is where we met(?)
Jenny says
Oh, this made me smile!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
I’m just grinning from all the sweet comments, too!
Thanks for the marvelous link today!
You made me smile!
A+
RNSANE says
Oh, my goodness, that is one of the best prizes I’ve ever seen. Those lemons look huge and juicy. My boys have always loved lemon squares and I could make so many with those. Also, I’ve been known to indulge in a lemon drop martini from time to time. Yummy.
Su-sieee! Mac says
What a lemony surprise for you! 🙂 Thanks for sharing your lemon pie recipe. I’m going to try it. The mama’s lemon tree produces year round which has bee quite a surprise for me.
jlshall says
Wonderful gift, and a great post, too! I may have to try that recipe – it sounds easy enough even for me.
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kewkew says
Can’t believe I hadn’t heard of Alphabe Thursday before.
I can almost smell the lemons right now. The pie looks scrumptious and looks like it wouldn’t have been that naughty. I am trying to lose weight right now.
What an amazing gift, getting all those lemons.
Splendid Little Stars says
mmmm….mmmm…mmm! lucky you! The lemons and pie sound SO luscious!