Recipe file

Spring is the perfect time to prepare pies for gatherings. From graduation parties and holiday celebrations to baby and wedding showers and community picnics, pies provide a perfect dessert to savor. The next time you need to take a passing dish, try this delicious pie recipe — provided by Shirley Dick, the late wife of longtime president and CEO Frank Dick — and don’t be surprised if you take home an empty pie dish.

Sour Cream Lemon Pie

1 (9”) pie shell, baked

1 cup sugar

3 ½ tablespoons cornstarch

1 tablespoon lemon rind, grated

½ cup fresh lemon juice

3 egg yolks, slightly beaten

1 cup milk

¼ cup butter

1 cup sour cream

1 cup Cool Whip

Lemon twists for garnish

Prepare pie shell and cool. Combine sugar, cornstarch, lemon rind, lemon juice, egg yolks, and milk in a heavy saucepan; cook over medium heat until thick. Stir in butter. Cool to room temperature. Stir in sour cream, pour filling into pie shell. Cover with Cool Whip, garnish with lemon twists.

Shirley Dick

Portage Center Arbor

"Home Grown Recipes Vol. 3," pages 329-330