-=> Quoting Dave Drum to Sean Dennis <=-

 DD> That matches my recollection. I don't remember the specific cancer -
 DD> only the it was generally 100% fatal and "fast-acting". Probably it
 DD> was pancreatic cancer - which has claimed several of my relatives and 
 DD> friends.

It was indeed pancreatic cancer, a particularly nasty way to go. I
have a sister in law suffering from it right now. She is close to
the end.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Yin-Yang Raspberry and Mandarin Orange Tart
 Categories: Desserts, Chinese, American, Nuts, Fruit
      Yield: 12 servings
 
      1 x  Pie shell, 9", partially
           -baked
    1/3 c  Sugar
      4 tb Butter, sweet, cubed
      4 oz Almond paste
      2 lg Eggs
      2 ts Liqueur, orange, Mandarin
    1/4 ts Orange flower water
      1 pt Raspberries
  1 1/2 c  Orange, Mandarin, sections
    1/2 c  Jam, passion fruit, melted
 
  Cream the sugar, butter and almond paste in a food processor. Add
  1 egg, process to combine, then add the second egg and process
  until smooth. Add the Mandarin orange liqueur and flower water,
  then process to blend.
  
  Pour the mixture into the partially baked shell.  Bake 25 - 30
  minutes in the center of a preheated 350 F oven until the top is
  evenly browned and puffed.
  
  Remove the tart to a rack to cool. Arrange the raspberries and
  mandarin orange segments in a yin-yang pattern on top of the
  cooled filling.
  
  Brush the warm glaze (passion fruit jam, melted) thinly but evenly
  on top of the fruit and along the edge of the tart shell. Remove
  the rim of the tart pan before serving by centering the tart on
  your hand or a can.
  
  Source: Great Chefs of San Francisco, Avon Books, 1984
  Chef:   Barbara Tropp, China Moon, San Francisco, CA
 
MMMMM


Cheers

Jim


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