From Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine, Norma Jean and Carole Darden (1978)*
1 egg yolk
1/2 c olive oil
1 tblsp fresh lemon juice
3 drops essence of lemon oil
Beat egg yolk with an electric beater at high speed until light and lemony. Add a few drops of olive oil at a time, beating vigorously until mixture becomes thick and creamy. Add lemon juice, then essence of lemon oil or a few drops of your favorite essential oil(s). Blend well, jar and keep this super-rich cream refrigerated. Massage into skin as night cream.
*a collection of maternal and paternal family recipes, with mini-bios of
the Darden ancestors, family and friends. An excerpt from Aunt Lillian's bio:
"She lives so intensely in the present that it's hard to get her to reminisce. 'I never dwell on the past. I'm too busy moving into the future,' she will say with a smile. 'But, let's see, Papa was a headwaiter at the old Tulane Hotel in Nashville, and that was thought to be a good job for a black man in those days. It was a time when your people seemed to do so much for you with so very little."
Sounds lovely Foxxy and bet it'd be better than anything one could buy. How long would you say this would keep in the fridge? (if no one mistakes it for desert, I mean) hehehe ;p
ReplyDeleteYou do realize this is a mayonnaise recipe? The addition of the essential oil sets it apart, though.
ReplyDeleteLOLZ!