539. Mashed Eggs

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (8)

four eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
one ounce of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
half a teaspoonful of salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a pinch of pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]

serving suggestions

green peas ↝ Peas, green, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
sprue grass ↝ Beef, grass-fed, ground, raw [Beef Products]
mushrooms ↝ Mushrooms, raw [Other vegetables and combinations]
cream instead of butter ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]

Instructions (8)

Break four eggs into a stewpan.
Add one ounce of butter, half a teaspoonful of salt, and a pinch of pepper.
Put the stewpan on the fire.
Stir continually.
As soon as the mixture is delicately set, serve.

Serving suggestions

Serve with either green peas, sprue grass, or mushrooms, which must be stewed and prepared as if ready to serve.
Put some of the chosen vegetable in the stewpan with the eggs.
Proceed as before with cooking.

Original Text

539. Mashed Eggs.—Break four eggs into a stewpan, with one ounce of butter, half a teaspoonful of salt, and a pinch of pepper, put it on the fire, stir continually, and as soon as delicately set, serve.

These can be served with either green peas, sprue grass, or mushrooms, which must be stewed and prepared as if ready to serve; put some in the stewpan with the eggs, and proceed as before. If meagre, use cream instead of butter.

Notes

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