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A recipe from ''The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie''. Lady Clark (1851-1897) collected recipes from her hostesses when visiting friends, and then tested them in her own kitchen. In 1909 her husband arranged for the recipes to be published in book form. This is a [[custard]] based fool.
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|DatePublished=17th March 2017
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
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|Servings = Serves 6
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 20 minutes
|PrepTime = 10 minutes
|CookTime = 10 minutes
|TotalCalories = 1699
|PortionCalories = 283
|Image = [[Image:Orange fool recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''No fool like an orange fool''

4.8/5 

Lovely and sharp. Thanks Julia.

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients

| 570ml [[Double Cream|double cream]]
| 3 [[Eggs|egg]] [[yolks]]
| The [[Juice|juice]] of 6 [[Oranges|oranges]]
| [[Caster Sugar|caster sugar]], to taste - I used 4 tbsps for a mixed [[citrus]] fool, but I would halve it if just using [[orange juice]]
| The [[Grated|grated]] [[Zest|zest]] of 1 [[Orange|orange]] (use a [[Seville orange]] if in season)
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===Method===
{{RecipeMethod

| Beat the [[Eggs|eggs]] into the [[Cream|cream]]
| Add the [[Orange juice|orange juice]] and the [[Zest|zest]]
| Add the [[Sugar|sugar]] and gently cook in a [[Double boiler|double boiler]], or a bowl over a [[Saucepan|saucepan]] of water
| Once the mixture has thickened, remove from the heat and pour into dishes or [[Glasses|glasses]]
| Leave to cool before serving
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===Serving suggestions===
Serve with [[Orange and almond shortbread]]
===Variations===
Use other [[Citrus fruit|citrus fruit]] if you like, or a mixture
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[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:British recipes]]
[[Category:Historic recipes]]
[[Category:Sweets and desserts]]
[[Category:Vegetarian recipes]]
[[Category:Egg recipes]]
[[Category:Fruit recipes]]
[[Category:Boiled or simmered]]

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