Batilda paulista (brazilian rum with lemon ju

Yield: 1 Servings

Ingredients:

2 ts Egg whites
2 tb Sugar superfine
2 oz Cachaca (brazilian rum)
1 oz Lemon juice
4 Ice cubes
1 Lemon slice

Instructions:

1. Combine the egg white and sugar in a mixing glass and stir with a bar spoon to dissolve the sugar. Add the cachaca lemon juice and ice cubes. Place a bar shaker on top of the mixing glass and grasping the glass and shaker firmly together with both hands shake them vigorously 9 or 10 times. Remove the shaker place a strainer on top of the glass and pour into a chilled old-fashioned glass. With a sharp knife slit the lemon slice from the peel just to the center and use the slit to hold the slice on the rim of the glass. Adapted from Time-Life Foods of the World - Latin American cooking. CompuChef conversion by Rick Weissgerber.