eggs in moonshine

== English == === Etymology === Probably from the name of a dish, referred to in 16th- and 17th-century English cookbooks, made of egg yolks lightly poached in sweetened rosewater. See also moonshine, culinary sense (US). [1] === Pronunciation === === Noun === eggs in moonshine pl (plural only) (idiomatic) A fanciful notion; an unrealistic or ludicrous concept. ==== Synonyms ==== pie in the sky