Meyer Lemon Bars

During the summer and into the fall, my family always seemed to have an abundance of lemon bars around the house, and my mother made the best I’ve ever had. The slight salt of the crust coupled with the sweet and sour of the lemon curd was a meditation on opposites that resonated deeply with me, even then. I remember thinking, with each successive bite, “How in the hell did she do that?” It was like a form of magic, and I wanted so badly to emulate that. Truth be told, it was the lem