Recipe(tried): Lemon Curd with Variations - Reply to Terrie

Dear Terrie,

Are you simply looking for a recipe for lemon curd? If so, here it is:

LEMON CURD

4 lemons
2 cups granulated sugar
5 eggs
1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)

Scrub the lemons thoroughly in warm water and remove the stalks. Grate the lemon rinds finely. Cut the fruit n half and squeeze out the juice, reserving it. Place the rind in a large heat-proof bowl with the juice, sugar, beaten and strained eggs, and the butter cut into small pieces.

Place the bowl over a saucepan of boiling water, making sure that it does not actually touch the water.

Cook the mixture, stirring occasionally, until it begins to thicken. Pour into warmed jars and cover immediately. Store in refrigerator.

ORANGE CURD
Make as for lemon curd, omitting the lemons and instead using 4 oranges.

GRAPEFRUIT CURD
Make as for lemon cure, omitting the lemons land instead using 3 large grapefruit.

TANGERINE CURD
Make as for lemon curd, omitting the lemons and using instead 10 tangerines and the juice of 2 lemons.

Bon appetit!

Marilyn