[Sca-cooks] Baileys, was Frittering Laurels

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

Also sprach Huette von Ahrens:
>For the lactose intolerant, how about making
>advocaat?  I am not sure how old it is, but
>Bols, who is the premiere company who makes it,
>has been a distillery since 1575, according
>to their website.
>
>Here is an advocaat recipe:
>
>10 Eggs
>1/2 Level teaspoon salt
>275 g Sugar
>4 dl Cognac
>1-1/2 level teaspoons vanilla
>
>Separate the eggs and beat the yolks with the
>salt and the sugar, until the mixture is thick
>and creamy. Beat in the cognac, very slowly and
>put the mixture into a double saucepan. Heat
>gently, whisking all the time until the advocaat
>is warm (not hot) and thick. Remove the pan from
>the heat and stir in the vanilla essence. Pour
>into a jug.
>Serving Size: 12
>Advocaat is served in a glass and eaten with a
>teaspoon. It can also be topped with whipped
>cream.

Am I alone in thinking this sounds rather like zabaglione? And Bols 
is a distillery that makes this as a commercial product? And just out 
of curiosity, is it pourable? It sounds like it'd be pretty thick...

Adamantius

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