Eggs a la Caracas

Ingredients

• 2 ounces of smoked, dried beef
• 1 cup tomatoes
• Yz cup of grated cheese
• a few drops of onion juice
• cinnamon to taste
• cayenne to taste
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 3 eggs well beaten

Method

1. 1

   Chop the smoked beef finely and mix with tomatoes, grated cheese, onion juice, cinnamon, and cayenne.

2. 2

   Melt butter, add the mixture, and when heated, add the beaten eggs.

3. 3

   Cook until eggs are of creamy consistency, stirring and scraping from the bottom of the pan.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Cook County cook book (1912) by Associated College Women Workers, page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

EGGS A LA CARACAS.— Pick over 2 ounces of smoked, dried beef and chop finely, add 1 cup tomatoes, Yz cup of grated cheese, a few drops of onion juice, cinnamon and cayenne, to taste. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter, add mixture, and when heated add 3 eggs 22 EGGS well beaten

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