Pascale's Chocolate Mousse "Mousse au chocolat"

Ingredients:

• 6 eggs
• 200 grams of dark chocolate
• salt
• optional: candied orange peel

Instructions:

• brake the chocolate up in pieces and melt in a double boiler ("au bain marie")
• optional: add pieces of candied orange peel (make sure it is not dry, but soft)
• separate the egg yolks from the whites
• add a pinch of salt to the egg whites, and beat until stiff
• briefly beat the egg yolks
• take the chocolate off the heat, add the egg yolks, and very quickly (!!!! we are not making a chocolate omelet) whisk the yolks thoroughly into the chocolate to obtain a thick chocolate
• mass
• little by little, fold the beaten egg whites into the chocolate mass (note: discard the liquidy stuff at the bottom of the mixer bowl)
• transfer the mass to one or more serving bowls, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

makes 4 portions