Paparajotes

HOW DO YOU MAKE A GREAT DESSERT WHEN YOU HAVE VIRTUALLY NOTHING? YOU LOOK AROUND AND DEEP-FRY THE ONLY INGREDIENTS YOU HAVE AND THEN COAT THEM IN SUGAR. YOUNG LEMON LEAVES — LARGE AND JUST BEGINNING TO FILL WITH THE ESSENTIAL CITRUS OILS — ARE PERFECT FOR THIS DISH. GO TO YOUR NEAREST LEMON TREE, CUT OFF A DOZEN OF THE FINEST LEAVES — INCLUDING A LITTLE OF THE LEAF STEM — THEN DIP THEM IN SOME BATTER AND DEEP-FRY. AS THE LEAF HEATS UP IT IMPARTS ITS OILS INTO THE BATTER. YOU REMOVE THE LEAF