Bread-Bakers v115.n012.2

A friend of mine uses this recipe...maybe it's the "lost" one :)

LEMON LOAF
(Uses 6-8 lemons & buttermilk)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour 2 loaf pans.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 extra large eggs
1/3 cup grated lemon zest (6-8 lemons)
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup squeezed lemon juice
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla

Syrup:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice

Cream butter with 2 c sugar until light & fluffy. Add eggs one at a 
time and beating well. Add lemon zest.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
In another bowl, combine 1/4 cup lemon juice, the buttermilk, and vanilla.
Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the batter, 
beginning and ending with the flour.
Divide & place into pans and bake 45 to 1 hour, until tester inserted 
in center comes out clean.
Let loaves cool in pans 20 minutes before removing to place on wire rack.
Make syrup combing 1/2 c sugar and 1/2 c lemon juice in a small sauce 
pan and cook over low heat until sugar dissolves.
With long skewer, poke holes in loaves and spoon lemon syrup over.
Let loaves cool completely then wrap in plastic wrap.