3 cups of sifted flour
3/4 cup of sugar
3 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 cups of milk
1/3 cup of Crisco, melted
2 teaspoons of grated lime peel
1/4 cup of lime juice
2 tablespoons of sugar
1 tablespoon of lime juice 

Preheat oven to 350ºF. In bowl, combine the flour, the 3/4 cup of sugar, baking powder, salt and soda. Combine the egg, milk, melted Crisco, lime peel and 1/4 cup of lime juice. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Turn the batter into a greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Bake at 350ºF.  about 1 hour or until done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove loaf from pan. While loaf is still warm, combine the 2 tablespoons of sugar and the 1 tablespoon of lime juice, spoon over top of loaf. Cool thoroughly. Wrap and store overnight before slicing. Makes 1 loaf