Pasta Sweet Pudding(Aletria) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 c. water
2 c. milk
1 cube butter
4 1/4 c. sugar
juice of 1 lemon
rind of 1 lemon (save pulp and add to mixture also)
1/2 tsp. salt
8 egg yolks, well beaten
8 coils cappelini or vermicelli

Preparation

Place water, milk, butter, sugar, lemon juice, rind, pulp and salt together in a 4-quart or larger saucepan.
Bring to a slow boil.
Add cappelini or vermicelli; cook slowly over a low flame, using a long tined fork to separate the cappelini so that it will not stick together while cooking.
Cook vermicelli until tender, but do not overcook.
When cappelini or vermicelli is cooked, make sure that the sauce is thick but not dry.
Remove from flame and let it cool.