Eggs a la Bonne Femme
From Tempting dishes for small incomes, 1891
Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
72Calories
6 gProtein
0 gCarbs
5 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories72 kcal
Protein6.3 g
Carbohydrates0.4 g
Fiber0 g
Sugars0.2 g
Total Fat4.8 g
Saturated Fat1.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat1.8 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
Omega-30 g
Cholesterol186 mg
Sodium71 mg
Potassium69 mg
Calcium28 mg
Iron0.9 mg
Magnesium6 mg
Phosphorus99 mg
Zinc0.6 mg
Copper0 mg
Manganese0 mg
Vitamin D1 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A80 mcg
Vitamin E0.5 mg
Vitamin K0.2 mcg
Vitamin B60.1 mg
Vitamin B120.4 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg
Niacin (B3)0 mg
Folate24 mcg
Choline147 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water38 g
As published
This recipe was extracted from Tempting dishes for small incomes (1891) by Harriet Anne de Salis, page 25. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Eggs a la Bonne Femme. Get as many eggs as there are guests (they should all be of the same size) ; boil them for ten minutes and put them into cold water to cool, then remove the shells very carefully, cut them in half, remove the yolks and cut from each the pointed tip of white so that they should stand quite flat. Make some very tiny dice of cold chicken, ham, beetroot and the yolks of the eggs. Fill the hollows with these up to the brim, and pile it high up in the centre. Arrange lettuce on the dish
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