Lemon Bread

Lemon Bread
Recipe By: Jeri Santos

2/3 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup lemon juice -- fresh or bottled
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup nuts -- coarsley chopped
1 cup maraschino cherries -- quartered

Directions: Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add milk and lemon juice.
Sift together dry ingredients and add to mixture. Add nuts and cherries.
Grease and flour loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. large loaf pans may need extra time. **
Cool and remove form pans. After completely cool, glaze with powdered sugar that has been moistened with lemon juice.
Makes 5 small or 2 large loaves.
**Place a pan of water in the oven while baking. This helps to keep the bread moist on the top.