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On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:45:44 +0000 (UTC), "W. Baker"
> wrote:

>Evelyn > wrote:
>: On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:05:38 -0600, BlueBrooke
>: >
>: >It was already in the oven before I saw this, but it's all good. It
>: >came out awesome -- even with the eggs, which I almost didn't use.
>: >
>: >This is definitely going to be on Sweetie's "home-cooked meal" list.
>: >:-)
>
>
>: The eggs make ALL the difference. They cause the ricotta cheese to
>: firm up during the baking process. Otherwise you just end up with
>: mush. I tried it without once when I was out of eggs, and the cheese
>: separated and got a bit watery. It wasn't inedible or anything like
>: that, but it just wasn't as nice a dish.
>
>: Evelyn
>
>So essentially you are making a custard, rather like the Sicilian
>cheesecake I "diabeticized" to coin a work, some years ago. Mostly
>ricotta sweetener, eggs, and orange (lots of rind) for flavoring. I must
>dig up my old recipe and I will post it if i find it.
>
>Wendy



That sounds like the famous ricotta pie that so many Italians (and me)
love. But the lasagna is savory, not sweet.... and it can be made
with or without meat or vegetables or none, as you wish.

Evelyn