Orange Custard With Cream

Ingredients

• juice of 10 oranges
• pounded loaf sugar (to taste)
• 12 egg yolks
• 1 pint heavy cream

Method

1. 1 Strain the juice of 10 oranges and sweeten with pounded loaf sugar to taste.
2. 2 Stir the sweetened juice over heat until hot, then remove and skim off any scum.
3. 3 When the mixture is nearly cold, whisk in the beaten yolks of 12 eggs and 1 pint of cream.
4. 4 Return the mixture to a saucepan and stir constantly over a slow fire until it thickens.
5. 5 Serve the custard in cups.