Such bad news has come out of Arizona this week that I feel compelled to publish something good that has the name Arizona in it. Neighbors Jim and Irene Fudge came last week from a wedding in Scottsdale, and they brought with them the following recipe for a most wonderful pie. Margaret and Irene say you may want to cut the sugar back to one cup to let the lemon really do its thing. Try it...
Arizona Sunshine Lemon Pie

Ingredients:
1 large lemon
4 eggs
1 stick (8 tablespoons) melted butter
1teaspoon pure vanilla
1 ½ cups sugar
1 unbaked piecrust

Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut lemon in small chunks leaving rind on. Remove seeds. In a blender or food processor, blend together lemon chunks, eggs, butter, vanilla and sugar until mixture is smooth and creamy. (It should be fairly runny.) Pour into unbaked piecrust. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.
If crust becomes too brown, cover gently with foil and finish baking. Serve with a dollop of fresh whipped cream.