This one is for Bonnie; she has told me she loves lemon desserts.  My brother Mike makes a great lemon meringue pie, so that is his turf.  I have only done one southern chess pie recipe (the Baltimore bomb pie). That one was such a successful recipe that I decided to try a lemon version.

1 Shortbread 9” crust (I bought one)

4 whole eggs, beaten

1 cup buttermilk*

1 1/2 cups sugar

4 tablespoons butter, melted

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1 tablespoon cornmeal

1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed is best)

2 teaspoons lemon zest

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons melted butter