Lemon Bars, Mom's.

9x 13 in. pan.

1 cup shortening (*1 1/2 stick margarine + 1/2 stick butter)
2 cups four
1/2 cup powdered sugar

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
6 Tbsp. lemon juice

4 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS:

1. Mix 1st 3 ingredients with pastry blender until you have really small pieces coated with flour.
2. Spread in bottom of pan (butter pan 1st) evenly; pat down.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
4. In original pan, mix eggs with a spoon, and add sugar and lemon juice.
5. In separate bowl, mix last 3 ingredients.
6. 1 minute before the 20 minutes is up, mix the 2 mixtures together.
7. Take crust out of oven, and pour mixture over crust.
8. Return to oven for 25 minutes (approx.) @ 350 degrees.  Take out when golden brown.
9. Once out, sprinkle with powdered sugar...and spread even with fingers once cooled a little.

ENJOY!