Caveman Curd - Lovely Lemon Curd

When our poor old caveman craved something sweet, what choices did he have? Well not many, Honey, Molasses, sugar from beet or cane or a beautiful cavegirl!.

So what if he wanted something with more Zing!!

Just add LEMON EGGS AND BUTTER

This recipe makes about 3 decent sized jars as shown

Step 1: Gather Supplies and Essentials

So we have:-

A Double Pan (you can use a bowl on a pan if you don't own one)

A Grater

A Lemon Squeezer

Scales

Wooden Spoon

Sieve

6 Eggs

4 Lemons

1 lb Sugar

6 oz Butter

Jars

Step 2: Beat the Eggs

Crack the 6 eggs on a jug and beat.

Sieve into the double pan

Step 3: Zest and Add the Lemons

Zest the lemons (don't take the pith)

Squeeze the juice and add the zest and juice to the eggs

Step 4: Add Sugar

Weigh and add the granulated sugar

Step 5: Add Butter and Cook

Chop up butter and add

Cook in double pan until all sugar and butter has melted and lemon curd starts to thicken. It will start to stick to the spoon when it is ready (about 20 mins)

Step 6: Heat/Sterilise Jars

Heat some clean jars in a warm oven

Decant Lemon Curd into them

Let cool and eat!!

For longer life keep this in the fridge