English Country House Lemon Curd

Ingredients

6 tb butter
6 tb sugar
3 egg yolks
3 tb squeezed lemon juice

Instructions

Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a sterilized glass jar. Cover airtight and refrigerate when cold (mixture will thicken as it cools). Use within 4 weeks. Makes approximately 1 cup. PER TABLESPOON: 70 calories, 1 g protein, 5 g carbohydrate, 5 g fat (3 g saturated), 51 mg cholesterol, 2 mg sodium, 0 g fiber. From an article by Jacqueline Mallorca in the San Francisco Chronicle, 8/18/93.