Desserts

Happiness is sharing a tasty treat with friends and family.

Lucy's Lemon Squares

typewritten clipping with lemon squares recipe

I don't know where this was printed, maybe a newsletter? I think it's funny how it says "Kathy Job's recipe for Lemon Squares" and then right below it plainly says "Lucy's Lemon Squares." The recipe comes from the Peanuts Cookbook. These were indeed in popular demand.

Trudy's Pecan Pie

handwritten pie recipe

Trudy is Gertrude Job, my dad's mother. Mom usually only made pecan pie for the holidays.

Persimmon Pudding

handwritten persimmon pudding recipe

The Abe Martin Lodge is in Brown County State Park, Indiana. It doesn't look like they serve persimmon pudding anymore, so this is truly a piece of history.

Pastry Crust

handwritten pie crust recipe
back of the recipe with a sketch

No directions, just amounts; she knew what she was doing. The back of this one has part of a sketch Mom did for a Christmas card, of our house in Huntertown, Indiana.