Categories: Condiment, Londontowne 
      Yield: 1 servings 
  
           Stephen Ceideburg                   3 lg Egg yolks 
      6 tb Unsalted butter, cut up             3 tb Freshly squeezed lemon juice 
      6 tb Sugar                           
  
  Combine ingredients in the top of a double boiler, or use an earthenware 
  bowl placed over (but not touching) simmering water. 
   
  Cook, stirring, until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon, 6 or 
  7 minutes. 
   
  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.