-----------------------------------CRUST-----------------------------------
    3/4 c  Graham wafer crumbs

    1/3 c  Brown sugar

           Grated peel of a lemon
    1/4 ts Ground cardamom

    1/3 c  Butter, melted

----------------------------------FILLING----------------------------------
      2 lb Cream cheese

      4    Eggs

    3/4 c  Sugar

           Juice of 1/2 lemon
      1 ts Vanilla

  1. Preheat oven to 350F(180C)

  2. Mix crust ingredients together and press into a 10-inch springform pan.

  3. In a large bowl combine the ingredients for the filling. Beat thoroughly

  and pour over the crust.
  4. Bake 35 minutes. When baking is complete, turn off oven, prop oven door

  open with folded tea towel and let cake stand in oven for about 1 hour.
  Refrigetate several hours before serving.