538. Baked Eggs with Asparagus

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (6)

twenty heads of sprue
half an ounce of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
six eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (9)

Cut twenty heads of sprue into small pieces, keeping only the tender part.
Boil them for fifteen minutes.
Put them into a stewpan, with half an ounce of butter.
Set them on the fire for three minutes.
Season with a little pepper, salt, and sugar.
When done, put them in the dish you intend to serve it in.
Break six eggs over, which season as above.
Put it into the oven until it sets, and serve.
In case the oven is not sufficiently hot, place a salamander over the eggs.

Original Text

538. Baked Eggs with Asparagus.—Cut twenty heads of sprue into small pieces, keeping only the tender part, boil them for fifteen minutes, put them into a stewpan, with half an ounce of butter, set them on the fire for three minutes, season with a little pepper, salt, and sugar; when done, put them in the dish you intend to serve it in, break six eggs over, which season as above, put it into the oven until it sets, and serve; in case the oven is not sufficiently hot, place a salamander over the eggs.

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