Green-Pea Omelet

Ingredients

• four eggs
• two table-spoonfuls of butter
• four of cream
• three of milk
• two of water
• one teaspoonful of salt
• one-fifth of a teaspoonful of pepper
• half a teaspoonful of sugar
• one teaspoonful of flour
• half a pint of green or canned peas

Method

1. 1

   Drain the peas.

2. 2

   Melt butter in a pan, add flour, and stir until smooth.

3. 3

   Add peas, sugar, pepper, and half the salt.

4. 4

   Stir for two minutes, then add cream or milk and simmer for six minutes.

5. 5

   Beat eggs with water and remaining salt.

6. 6

   Melt butter in an omelet pan, pour in eggs, and shake until thick.

7. 7

   Spread peas over eggs, roll, and serve immediately.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's kitchen companion (1887) by Maria Parloa, page 220. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Green-Pea Omelet. If provision is to be made for six persons, use four eggs, two table-spoonfuls of butter, four of cream or three of milk, two of water, one teaspoonful of salt, one- fifth of a teaspoonful of pepper, half a teaspoonful of sugar, one teaspoonful of flour, and half a pint of green or canned peas

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