Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  4                     egg yolks
                        light brown sugar
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
  2               cups  heavy cream
  1         tablespoon  dark rum or
  1           teaspoon  vanilla extract
  1              slice  fruits -- peaches,
                        raspberries or whole strawberries

Preparation:

Beat egg yolks with 1/4 c. light brown sugar, and the salt until light and creamy. Slowly stir scalded cream into egg-yolk mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, over simmering water until the consistency of thin mayonnaise. Add rum, and pour into a shallow broiler proof serving dish. Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Sift light brown sugar over custard to the depth of about 1/4 inch. Place under broiler, watching every minute, until sugar caramelizes and begins to brown. Refrigerate immediately. Serve w/fruit. 4 servings. Comments: Only if you're good with tools, etc. should you attempt to caramelize the custard with a blow torch! Hold about 3 inches from top and move slowly and gently over topping - returning to any areas missed - until desired colo

Nutritional Information:

1891 Calories (kcal); 197g Total Fat; (92% calories from fat); 21g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 1503mg Cholesterol; 740mg Sodium