I was on a 10 days trip through Cornwall a couple of years ago and went to the Eden Project. Huge domes containing different Climate zones with local plants. It was very interesting to see what grows in which Climate. I saw several plants for the first time, were I only knew the fruits from. Now I know how they grown.
Best of all in these sights are the gift Shops at the end of the tour.
On sale was a cookbook from Maggie Mayhew with the title: Perfect Preserves. Since I am a fan of homemade jams and jellies, it was mine the moment I saw it. And 3,99 GBP instead of 8,99 GBP was a bargain.
Several curd recipes are in the book as well.
recipe for a 250 ml + 100 ml jar:
3 organic lemons
200 g sugar
115 g butter
2 large free range eggs
2 egg yolks
and a lot of elbow grease!
Wash the lemons and grate the zest into a heat proof bowl.
Press out the Juice.
Add the sugar.
Set the bowl over a pot of boiling water, make sure it does not reach the Bottom of the bowl.
When it warms up, cut the butter into cubes and let it melt in the liquid.
Stir often.
In a small bowl Combine the eggs and egg yolks and beat them up lightly.
When the butter is melted, pour the eggs through a fine sieve into the hot mix.
Now the fun starts. Use a whisk and constantly whisk until the mixture thickens. Takes up to 15 min.
Pour into clean jars and cool down. Store in the fridge later.
Great for filling Macarons, Pancakes or fresh tarts.
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