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flavor with vanilla, lemon or wine, as
taste demands, and pour it over the
double yolks in the dish.
ROYAL EGGS. (Huevos reales).
8 egg yolks
1 pinch of salt
1 spoonful Cognac or Bacardi rum
1 lb. sugar
1 cup water.
Beat egg yolks very vigorously
until
hard~
while beating add salt, lime
juice and liquor.
.
Make heavy syrup with sugar and
'-'!'ater. Put a few spoonfuls of syrup in
a small pan or pyrex dish
~
let it cover the
walls of the dish as you would with
caramel. Then place your beaten egg
mixture in the dish and let cook in a
pan with water or in a double boiler until
the mixture is done (when a stick or
fork comes out dry).
Remove from hre. Turn out and
let cool. Cut in squares and cover
with the syrup.
CANDIED YOLKS
(Yemitas acarameladas)
For 10 egg yolks make a thick syrup
with two pounds of sugar and 2 cups of