Eggs a la Creme

Ingredients

• a pint of milk or cream
• a tablespoon of butter
• a little salt and pepper
• a layer of grated bread-crumbs

Method

1. 1

   Boil eggs hard, cut in slices and lay on a dish, add a layer of grated bread-crumbs, a little salt and pepper, and a pint of milk or cream.

2. 2

   Let it boil.

3. 3

   While boiling, stir in a tablespoon of butter with a tablespoon of flour mashed in it.

4. 4

   Let it mix well; then pour over the eggs, and bake a few minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Blue grass cook book (1904) by Minnie C. Fox, page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

EGGS A LA CREME Boil eggs hard, cut in slices and lay on a dish, add a layer of grated bread-crumbs, a little salt and pepper, and a pint of milk or cream. Let it boil. While boiling, stir in a tablespoon of butter

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