CAFE BRULOT

                   Peel of 1 orange, cut into 1 by 1/8-inch strips
                    Peel of 1 lemon, cut into 1 by 1/8-inch strips
                               3 sugar cubes
                               6 whole cloves
                            2-inch cinnamon stick
                                1 cup cognac
                     1/2 cup curacao or other orange liqueur
                        2 cups fresh strong black coffee

 Light the burner under a brulot bowl or chafing dish and adjust the flame to low. Drop the
orange and lemon peel, sugar cubes, cloves, and cinnamon stick into the bowl or pan, pour
   in the cognac and curacao, and stir to dissolve the sugar. When the mixture is warm,
 ignite it with a match. Stirring gently, pour the coffee into the bowl in a slow, thin stream;
 continue to stir until the flame die out. Ladle into brulot cups or demitasse cups and serve
                         at once. Yield: 4 to 6 servings


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