Publication-approved historical recipe

Lemon syllabub recipe

Historical recipe record without an accepted exact episode or contestant association.

Ingredients

  • Zest and juice 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp brandy
  • 4 tbsp sherry
  • 90 g caster sugar
  • 300 ml double cream
  • Ratafia biscuits, to serve

Method

  1. Stir the lemon zest and juice, brandy, sherry and sugar together until the sugar dissolves.
  2. Whip the cream to soft peaks and fold in the flavoured liquid.
  3. Divide between glasses and refrigerate for 2 hours. Serve with the ratafia biscuits.