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Make in the same way as Plain Omelet (Recipe 1412), adding the grated cheese and mustard to the yolks of eggs. A little grated cheese may also be sprinkled over the omelet when finished, and browned for a few seconds under the grill of a gas stove. 1414. Anchovy Omelet (Omelette aux Anchois) Make an omelet in the same way as directed for Plain Omelet (Recipe 1412), incorporating with the eggs two filleted anchovies cut in very small pieces and \ tea-spoonful anchovy essence. Cook and serve in the same way, and when ready garnish with fillets of anchovy cut in long narrow strips and made hot over boiling water. 1415. Asparagus Omelet (Omelette aux Pointes d’Asperges) Take some cooked asparagus and cut the tender part into pieces about 1 inch in length (asparagus points). Then proceed to make a plain omelet as directed in Recipe 1412, adding to the eggs before cooking some of the asparagus points. Then cook and serve the omelet in the usual way, garnishing with little bunches of the asparagus points which have been heated in some light sauce or gravy. 1416. Omelet with Bacon, 1 (Omelette au Lard) 3 eggs. | oz. butter. 2 oz. bacon. Seasoning. Cut the bacon in dice. (If it is very salt, it is better to blanch it and dry it before doing this.) Melt the butter in the omelet pan, put in the bacon, and fry it until nicely browned. Then make an omelet -with the eggs (see Recipe 1412), adding seasoning to taste (salt will scarcely be necessary), and mix in the pieces of bacon during the cooking. 1417. Omelet with Bacon, 2 (Omelette au Lard) Make a plain or savoury omelet, and garnish it when dished with thin slices of grilled or fried bacon. 1418. Banana Omelet 2 bananas. | oz. butter. | A pinch of nutmeg. Salt. Pepper. | A plain omelet. Choose the bananas not too ripe, peel them, and cut them in slices about § inch in thickness with 1421. Omelet with Chicken (Omelette & la Reine) 2 or 3 table-sps. cooked chicken. 1 table-sp. cooked ham or tongue. 2 table-sps. white sauce. Grated lemon rind. Lemon juice. Salt. Pepper. A plain or savoury omelet. Some good gravy. First prepare the mixture for filling the omelet. Mince the chicken and ham finely and heat them in a small saucepan along with the white sauce. Season to taste with pepper, salt, and a little grated lemon rind and lemon juice. Make a plain or savoury omelet, and put the chicken mixture in the centre before folding it over. Serve with a little good gravy or some thin tomato sauce poured round. 1422. Omelet with Chicken Livers (Omelette a la Turque) 3 chicken livers. 1 gill brown sauce. \ oz. butter. Seasoning. A plain or omelet. savoury Wash the livers, being careful to remove the gall and any discoloured parts, dry them, and cut them in small pieces. Melt the butter in a small saucepan, put in the liver, and saute it until it has lost its raw appearance. Then add the sauce and seasoning to taste, and simmer all together about 10 minutes. Make an omelet as directed in Recipe 1411 or 1412, and before folding it over put a spoonful of the liver in the middle. Serve on a hot dish, put the remainder of the liver in little heaps at the ends, and pour the sauce round. Note. — A little tomato puree added to the sauce would be an improvement. 1423. Curry Omelet (Omelette a l’lndienne) 1 gill curry sauce. 1 cupful boiled rice. A plain omelet. 1 dessert - sp. curry paste.