An obligation to clean this. . .
An obligation to clean this. . .
2006
We are entering the season of wishing all people, peace on earth. Oh, gentle and good reader I do believe I know what would bring world peace. If all families could have cousins, aunts and uncles, parents and grandparents such as I have had, there would be world peace but there would also be pandemonium.
And so today, you are in luck as I am going to share with you my Cousin Kathy and my/her kitchen in Pennsylvania. Today, Kathy is only 6 years older than I but when I was 6 and she was 12, she was so much more. The hero worship a 6 year old can have for a 12 year old cousin is sooo huge. Still, today, my Cousin Kathy is my Super Cousin and we can really rock!


But, life does go on and in this new kitchen we were looking for something truly spectacular to cook.


But, have you ever considered ...
Cranberry Curd
Idea from Kitchen Sense
1 1/3 c unsweetened cranberry juice
juice of one lime
pinch salt
3/4 to 1 c sugar
1/2 c (1 stick) butter
6 large egg yolks
DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT MAKING THIS UNLESS YOU MAKE YOUR OWN FRESH CRANBERRY JUICE
For the juice:
5 c fresh, washed cranberries
water to barely cover

In a sauce pan over low to medium heat, combine the cranberry and lime juice, pinch of salt, sugar and butter. The sugar is really a personal thing. I love tart you may want more sweet. Taste it. Allow the butter to melt completely. Remove from heat and allow to cool as you separate the 6 egg yolks. Whisk the yolks together. Temper the egg yolks by pouring about half the warm cranberry mix into the yolks as you whisk them. Reverse and pour all the yolks into the cranberry mix as you whisk everything together. Return the saucepan to the heat. Whisk constantly over the heat until the curd begins to thicken. It’s thick when you dip a wooden spoon in the curd, draw your finger across the back of the spoon and it doesn’t run back together. Most of the recipes said this took from 3 to 5 minutes. Mine always seems to take much longer, from 10 to 15 minutes. Maybe I’m just too timid and keep the heat too low but I’ve never burned any either.

Now was this any good to eat? Would I do this again?
Let’s put it this way: Kathy said “I feel an obligation to clean this out.”

and I worked really hard on the whisk...

and then we did a little Cranberry Pandemonium Dance around and around the kitchen. Thank goodness Kathy’s husband was out of town for the night. I’m really not sure if he would have understood this. I do know he will love Kathy and the lemon curd and the cranberry curd. He’ll probably think I’m OK too because I helped make both curds and I’m not staying two weeks like last year.

Ceramic plates by Julia Junkin found here.
Love, Hugs and The Lemon Curd Is Good Too Smiles
One, Two Curds...no whey...Oh, yes way!!!
Friday, December 1, 2006
The story of world peace and pandemonium.