LEMON CURD This is a very nutritious food, Basically it is a custard made with lemon juice and should be cooked as carefully, preferably in a double boiler or over very low heat. Some recipes contain cornflour and these are best suited to being used at onces in a lemon meringue pie or lemon curd tartlets Lemon curd 1 125ml butter (1/2cup butter) 375ml sugar(1 and a half cups) 2 lemons , grated rind and juice 2 eggs beaten Method, melt the butter and sugar over low heat, and stir in the lemon juice and rind, Add a few spoonsful of the hot mixture to the eggs and stir these into the hot mixture, Heat, stirring constantly ,until thick, Cool and bottle LEMON CURD 2 530ml sugar,(2cups, plus 6 teaspoons) 125 ml butter 4 lemons ,juice and grated rind 4 eggs beaten Method, Put the sugar, butter ,strained lemon juice and rind into the top of a double boiler, heat it gently over boiling water, stirring until the sugar and butter are melted. Add the eggs, cooking and stirring well. When the mixture in moderately thick pour it into jars. Cool under a cloth before capping enjoy
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