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Ingredients:
- 6 md lemons
- 3 md limes (or 4)
- 1 1/2 c sugar
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 c butter; cut up
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Directions:
Wash lemons and limes and dry them. Finely shred lemon peels to make 1/4 cup. Avoid getting the white pith in with the rind. Squeeze enough juice from lemons and limes to make 1 1/3 cups total. In a heavy 1 quart saucepan combine the juice and sugar.
Stir in the eggs, butter and 1/4 cup lemon peel. Cook and stir constantly over med. heat (do not boil) until mixture coats metal spoon. Takes about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and put in jars. Keep in refrigerator. Makes 3 - 1 cup gifts. Stores in refrigerator up to 2 months.
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