Recipe - Hot Lotus Tea

4 cup Water
One half teaspoon Baking soda
1 pound Lotus seeds
5 cup Water
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs

1. Bring water to a boil; stir in baking soda. Then pour over lotus seeds
and let stand 5 to 10 minutes.

2. Rub lotus seeds with fingers to husk; rinse and drain.

3. Bring remaining water to a boil; then stir in sugar to dissolve. Add
lotus seeds and simmer, covered, 1 hour.

4. Beat eggs lightly. Gradually stir into mixture and remove from heat at
once. Serve hot, in small bowls.

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.