Lime Cream Dessert

1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup lime juice
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
2 drops green food coloring
2/3 cup whipped cream

In the top of a double boiler, combine the egg and sugar. Cut the butter into tablespoons; add to double boiler.

Add lime juice and peel; cook and stir over boiling water for 8-10 minutes or until thick. Remove from the heat; add food coloring. Cool.

Fold in the whipped cream.

Chill for at least 1 hour.

Yield: 1 serving.