Portuguese pudding

• The yolks of 12 eggs
• 1 lb of sugar, the juice of 6

Put the lump sugar in a saucepan with the juice of the 6 oranges and boil till it begins to thicken. Remove from the fire and, when slightly cool, beat in the yolks of eggs. Pour the mixture into a well buttered mould and cook in a saucepan of water, which should be kept simmering all the time. When set, remove from the mou