Cafe Diavolo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. cognac
6 lumps sugar
rind of 1/2 lemon
rind of 1 orange
1 doz. whole cloves
2 c. strong black coffee

Preparation

In chafing dish, heat cognac with sugar and lemon rind.
Peel orange so that skin remains in a strip 1-inch wide and about 8-inches long.
Stick orange peel with cloves.
Hold over chafing dish with fork.
Pour 2 ounces cognac over orange peel, starting from top and allow to drip into pan.
Ignite for a few moments, adding just enough additional cognac to keep flame lit.
When flame goes out, place peel in chafing dish and simmer in hot mixture 4 to 5 minutes.
Add coffee.
Blaze some cognac on top and serve in demitasse cups.
Serves 4.