VARIATION I.— Take 6 eggs and beat the yolks and whites
separately, put in 2 tablespoons of flour, 1 teaspoon baking pow-
d-er, 1 teaspoon salt into a pudding dish. Pour both yolks and
whites of eggs into the dish and beat. Next, add Yz cup of milk
or white stock. Put, into a spider greased well with butter. Put
into a quick oven, bake a light brown, when done spread with
butter and roll. — Mrs. S. A. Christy, Arlington Heights. 111.
VARIATION II.— Separate whites and yolks of 6 eggs. Add
a pinch of salt to whites and beat until very light. Beat yolk?
with a little salt, pepper, and 4 tablespoons cream. Pour yolk
mixture into hot buttered pan, set on stove until it siets, then
spread whites over it, and put it in oven until slig-htly browned.
Remove, lift one side with a broad knife, roll it up and place on
hot platter. Serve at once. — Mr^Mose Casey. Franklin. 111.
BREAD OMELETTE.— Beat the yolks of 3 eggs and add ^
cup milk, a piece of butter the size of a walnut, 5^ cup bread
crumbs, salt and pepper to taste. Stir into this carefully the
beaten whites and mix very lightly. Have a very smooth frying
pan, hot, turn in the mixture gently, and set it over a clear fire.
being very careful not to burn, shake occasionally to see that the
omelette does not stick. Stand the frying pan in the oven for a
moment to set the middle. When done toss it over on a warm
platter to bring the brown side of the omelette uppermost, or fold
over half and turn out in the center of a platter. Serve immedi-
ately or it will fall. — Mabel Sturtevant, 105 S. Dearborn St., Chi-
cago, 111.
BOILED OMELETTE.— Beat 5 eggs quite light. Add pep-
per, salt, and a little minced parsley and a cup of cream or sweet
milk✪ Boiled Omelette. Butter your cups or molds and pour them half full of the
mixture. Set in a pan of boiling water, boil 15 minutes and serve
hot. — Mrs. Nathan Morris, Glencoe, III.
COOK COUNTY COOK BOOK 41
VARIATION I. — Soak 3 tablespoons of stale crumbs in a
cup of milk for 2 hrs. Beat 6 eggs — ^whites and yolks separated—
very light. Into the yolks stir the soaked crumbs and season
the mixture with salt and pepper. Last of all, stir in with a few
light strokes the stiffened whites. Butter a deep pudding dish,
pour the mixture into this, set it on the lower grating of a quick
oven and bake until light and brown. Sift brown crumbs over
the top and serve the omelette as soon as it is removed frora
oven. — Mrs. B. C. Moore, Bartlett, 111.
VARIATION II.— Scald as follows: ^ cup milk, J^ cup bread
crumbs, salt, and pepper and butter the size of a walnut. Then
mix with the beaten yolks of 3 eggs. Beat whites stiff✪ Variation II Omelette and fold
in just before putting in pan. Fry brown on both sides. Peas
or corn may be added if wished. — Mrs. Phillip D. Moore, Kenil-
worth. 111.
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VARIATION I.— Take 6 eggs and beat the yolks and whites
separately, put in 2 tablespoons of flour, 1 teaspoon baking pow-
d-er, 1 teaspoon salt into a pudding dish. Pour both yolks and
whites of eggs into the dish and beat. Next, add Yz cup of milk
or white stock. Put, into a spider greased well with butter. Put
into a quick oven, bake a light brown, when done spread with
butter and roll. — Mrs. S. A. Christy, Arlington Heights. 111.
VARIATION II.— Separate whites and yolks of 6 eggs. Add
a pinch of salt to whites and beat until very light. Beat yolk?
with a little salt, pepper, and 4 tablespoons cream. Pour yolk
mixture into hot buttered pan, set on stove until it siets, then
spread whites over it, and put it in oven until slig-htly browned.
Remove, lift one side with a broad knife, roll it up and place on
hot platter. Serve at once. — Mr^Mose Casey. Franklin. 111.
BREAD OMELETTE.— Beat the yolks of 3 eggs and add ^
cup milk, a piece of butter the size of a walnut, 5^ cup bread
crumbs, salt and pepper to taste. Stir into this carefully the
beaten whites and mix very lightly. Have a very smooth frying
pan, hot, turn in the mixture gently, and set it over a clear fire.
being very careful not to burn, shake occasionally to see that the
omelette does not stick. Stand the frying pan in the oven for a
moment to set the middle. When done toss it over on a warm
platter to bring the brown side of the omelette uppermost, or fold
over half and turn out in the center of a platter. Serve immedi-
ately or it will fall. — Mabel Sturtevant, 105 S. Dearborn St., Chi-
cago, 111.
BOILED OMELETTE.— Beat 5 eggs quite light. Add pep-
per, salt, and a little minced parsley and a cup of cream or sweet
milk. Butter your cups or molds and pour them half full of the
mixture. Set in a pan of boiling water, boil 15 minutes and serve
hot. — Mrs. Nathan Morris, Glencoe, III.
COOK COUNTY COOK BOOK 41
VARIATION I. — Soak 3 tablespoons of stale crumbs in a
cup of milk for 2 hrs. Beat 6 eggs — ^whites and yolks separated—
very light. Into the yolks stir the soaked crumbs and season
the mixture with salt and pepper. Last of all, stir in with a few
light strokes the stiffened whites. Butter a deep pudding dish,
pour the mixture into this, set it on the lower grating of a quick
oven and bake until light and brown. Sift brown crumbs over
the top and serve the omelette as soon as it is removed frora
oven. — Mrs. B. C. Moore, Bartlett, 111.
VARIATION II.— Scald as follows: ^ cup milk, J^ cup bread
crumbs, salt, and pepper and butter the size of a walnut. Then
mix with the beaten yolks of 3 eggs. Beat whites stiff and fold
in just before putting in pan. Fry brown on both sides. Peas
or corn may be added if wished. — Mrs. Phillip D. Moore, Kenil-
worth. 111.