Boiled Asparagus

Ingredients

• the asparagus
• butter
• 5 or 6 eggs
• salt
• pepper

Method

1. 1

   Cut asparagus into pieces, boil for 15 minutes, then drain.

2. 2

   Heat melted butter in a saucepan, add asparagus, and pour into a baking dish.

3. 3

   Break eggs over the surface, add butter, salt, and pepper, and bake until eggs set.

As published

This recipe was extracted from English and French cookery (1890) by Percy Lindley, page 60. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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