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Cook tomatoes, pepper, onion and seasoning together for ten minutes, remove bay leaf, add bread crumbs and place in casserole. Break the eggs on top and sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover with grated cheese. Bake in a moderate (350° F.) oven until the eggs have set and the cheese has melted. Eggs Ponce de Leon 6 hard cooked eggs 2 cups tomato juice l/2 cup chopped celery *4 cup chopped green peppers % cup mushrooms 1 tablespoon flour 1 tablespoon butter */2 onion, diced l/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce % cup white sauce salt and pepper to taste Chop the whites of the eggs, and mash the yolks. Brown the onion in the butter, add the flour and blend well. Put in the tomato juice and the peppers and cook slowly until done. Add the mushrooms, the seasoning and the Worcestershire. When this is all done add the white sauce, the egg yolks and the chopped egg whites. Place in buttered casserole. Sprinkle with cracker crumbs, dot with butter, and brown in the oven. Serve hot. Chicken Liver Ramekins 1 cup raw chicken livers 1 tablespoon butter */2 tablespoon cream 2 tablespoons milk 3 eggs */2 cup mushrooms chopped parsley, salt, pepper, and red pepper Press the liver through a colander, beat the yolks of eggs and then add the cream and milk, butter, salt, pepper, parsley, and mushrooms. Place the mixture in buttered molds and cover with greased paper. Put the mold in a pan of water and let them bake from 15 to 20 minutes. Sol one day she gave a sigh, Her mouth would hold a pumpkin pie, A bushel of potatoes, two quarts of gin; She gaped one day and her head fell in. Biltmore Golden Rod Eggs 3 hard cooked eggs 1 cup white sauce 6 slices toast parsley to garnish Separate yolks and whites of eggs, chop the whites finely and add to the white sauce. Pour over 4 pieces of toast. Mash yolks through a strainer and sprinkle over the top. Cut the remaining toast in triangular shapes and place on side of dish. Garnish with parsley. Recipe for white sauce will be found on page 24. Eggs Stuffed with Chicken Livers 2 chicken livers V6 teaspoon onion juice 2 tablespoons butter 4 hard cooked eggs 1 teaspoon chopped parsley Worcestershire sauce to taste % cup grated cheese salt and pepper Clean the livers very thoroughly, chop them finely and sprinkle with onion juice; fry in butter. Cut the eggs in half, remove yolks and put the whites aside. Force the yolks through a sieve, add parsley, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce to taste, and then mix with the chicken livers. Refill whites with the mixture, sprinkle with grated cheese and bake until cheese melts. Serve with toast and a little tomato sauce. (See page 24.) Creole Omelet 1 tablespoon butter 4 eggs 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 onions 4 tomatoes 2 green peppers 1 teaspoon salt l/2 teaspoon paprika Beat the eggs in a bowl with four tablespoons of water. When the butter is heated to a light brown, turn in the eggs. As they brown, lift the edges with a spatula and let the uncooked part run under. When the omelet is brown beneath and creamy on top, fold once and slip onto a hot platter, surrounding it with Creole sauce. The sauce is made as follows: Heat two tablespoons of olive oil. Cut into this the onions, tomatoes and peppers. Add salt and paprika, cook slowly till wanted for the omelet.