To fry Eggs as round as Balls

The Art Of Cookery · Hannah Glasse · 1747
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The Art Of Cookery
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  1. HAVING a deep frying-pan, and three pints of clarified butter, heat it as hot as for fritters, and stir it with a stick, till it runs round like a whirlpool;
  2. then break an egg into the middle, and turn it round with your stick, till it be as hard as a poached egg;
  3. the whirling round of the butter will make it as round as a ball, then take it up with a slice, and put it in a dish before the fire;
  4. they will keep hot half an hour, and yet be soft.
  5. So you may do as many as you please.
  6. You may serve these with what you please, nothing better than stewed spinach, and garnish with orange.
Original Text
To fry Eggs as round as Balls. HAVING a deep frying-pan, and three pints of clarified butter, heat it as hot as for fritters, and stir it with a stick, till it runs round like a whirlpool; then break an egg into the middle, and turn it round with your stick, till it be as hard as a poached egg; the whirling round of the butter will make it as round as a ball, then take it up with a slice, and put it in a dish before the fire; they will keep hot half an hour, and yet be soft. So you may do as many as you please. You may serve these with what you please, nothing better than stewed spinach, and garnish with orange.
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