I just love this. We used to beg Mom to not put in nuts, and she often would make one loaf with and one without.

Bread:

• 1 cup Soft Shortening (Crisco)
• 2 cups Sugar
  • Cream
• 4 Eggs, slightly beaten
  • Mix in
• 3 1/3 cups Sifted Flour
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Salt
  • Sift together
• 1 cup Milk
  • Add to mixture alternately with flour
• 1 cup Chopped Nuts (optional) (Don't do it!!)
• Grated zest of 2 Lemons
  • Add

• Bake in 2 15×3 greased pans @ 350F for 1 hour

Topping:

• Juice of 2 Lemons + lemon juice to make 2/3 cup
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• Pour over loaves as soon as they come out of oven. Refrigerate until cool before removing from pans.