Lemon Ice Box Dessert

Ingredients

• 0.5 lb box vanilla wafers
• 4 eggs
• 0.5 cup sugar
• 1 tall can condensed milk
• Juice of 1.5 lemons
• Grated rind of 1 lemon
• 3 tablespoons lemon jello
• 0.5 cup boiling water

Method

1. 1

   Beat egg yolks, add sugar, lemon juice, and grated rind.

2. 2

   Cook until thick.

3. 3

   Beat egg whites and whip cream.

4. 4

   Dissolve jello in hot water, let cool, then add to mixture.

5. 5

   Add whipped cream and egg whites.

6. 6

   Crumble wafers and cover bottom of tray, pour in mixture, and spread crumbled wafers on top.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Gertrude Bobbitt Circle cook book (1948) by Central Methodist Church (Spencer, N.C.). Gertrude Bobbitt Circle, page 36. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

LEMON ICE BOX DESSERT y2 lb. box vanilla wafers 4 eggs x/2 CUP sugar 1 tall can condensed milk Juice of iy2 lemons Grated rind of 1 lemon 3 tbs lemon jello y2 cup boiling water

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