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European and American cuisine

1914

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Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Eggs boiled for Garnishing.— Place 6 fresh eggsEggs Boiled for Garnishing in a wire basket, put into a saucepan of boiling water, boil exactly 5 minutes; lay the eggs at once in cold water, remove the shell without impair- ing the eggs, lay in fresh cold water, and reheat them when wanted. These eggs are used for garnishing, or may be served with lettuce and mayonnaise. Eggs^ Boiled. — Only fresh eggs should be taken for boiling; if they are not clean wash them in cold water. Place a saucepan with boiling water over the fire, put the eggs carefully into the boiling water with a spoon or ladle; if wanted soft, boil 3 mjnutee; if medium, 5 minutes ; and if hard, from 7 to 10 minutes. Re- move the eggs, lay in cold water for a minute, then take out, and serve. 632 EGG DISHES. 583 EggS^ Fried. — Use either olive oil, lard, or butter for frying eggs. Place a small deep frying pan with 1 tablespoonful butter over the fire ; as soon as hot break into it 1 eggFried Eggs, incline it slightly so that the butter is all around the egg, pour the hot butter with a spoon over the egg for 1 minute, then turn oyer and fry Y, minute on the other side. Lift it up with a cake turner, dress on a hot dish ; pro- ceed and fry the remaining eggs the same way, until the desired quantity is cooked ; if necessary add more butter, lard, or oil as the frying continues ; season with a little salt and white pepper. Eggs fried & I'Allemande. — Place a small frying pan with 1 tablespoonful pure leaf lard or butter over the fire ; as soon as hot break in 1 eggEggs Fried à l'Allemande, keep pouring the hot butter over the egg with a spoon until the yolk is covered with a thin white sheet ; then care- fully lift it up with a cake turner, dress on a hot dish, and sprinkle over a little seasoning salt ; proceed until the desired quantity of eggs are cooked ; each egg must be cooked separately, and more lard or butter added if necessary. Eggs an Miroir^ Fried.— Break 2 eggs in a cup. Place a small frying pan with Ys tablespoonful butter over the fire ; as soon as melted put in the eggs, fry over slow fire till the white is firm and the yolk soft ; remove them with a cake turner, being careful not to break the yolk, and serve. Eggs an Hiroir^ Baked. — Butter a pie plate large enough to hold 6 eggs without crowding; break in 6 eggs, one beside the other; season with Ys even tcaspoonful salt. Place the plate for a few minutes in a hot oven to bake (about 2 to 3 minutes) till the white is firm. Bemove the plate, cut with a round cutter the eggs into a perfect round shape, lift with a cake turner on to a warm dish, and serve, or use for garnishing. Or put them on a crotlton of same size as the egg, which should be cut with the same cutter, or on a piece of toast of same size. Another way is to cut boiled ham into round slices of same size as the egg and croiiton ; fry it for 1 minute in butter on each side, then put it on the cro&ton, on 634 BQG DISHES. top the ham place the egg. Another way is to butter a silyer dish large enough to hold the desired quantity of eggs to be cooked, break in the eggs one beside the other, taking care to keep the yolks apart ; season with a little salt, place them for 2 minutes in a hot oven, set the dish into another, and serve. Eggs an Miroir Fried