Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 0.75 cups fresh lime juice
• 0.25 cups butter
• 1 tablespoon lime zest
• 2 large eggs , beaten

Instructions

1. 1 Place sugar, lime juice, butter, and lime zest in the top of a double boiler; stir over medium-high heat until butter melts.
2. 2 Temper eggs by mixing 2 tablespoons hot lime mixture into eggs, stir to blend.
3. 3 Reduce heat to medium until water simmers. Slowly whisk egg mixture into the lime mixture. Cook over the double boiler until lime mixture thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon, 20 to 25 minutes.
4. 4 Cool slightly and spoon into a clean, glass jar. Cover and refrigerate.

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