Plain Omelet

Ingredients

• four eggs
• a tablespoonful of flour
• a small teacupful of sweet milk
• season with salt
• and pepper
• a good lump of butter

Method

1. 1

   Break the eggs into a large bowl and beat them thoroughly.

2. 2

   Season with salt and pepper.

3. 3

   Mix a tablespoonful of flour smoothly in a small teacupful of sweet milk, then pour it into the bowl with the eggs and beat well.

4. 4

   Have a hot frying-pan with melted butter, pour in the omelet, and turn carefully when set in the middle.

5. 5

   Serve hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The English-Chinese cookery book (1890) by J. Dyer Ball, J. Dyer Ball, J. Dyer (James Dyer) 1890- Ball, page 32. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PLAIN OMELET. BREAK four eggs into a large bowl ; beat them thoroughly ; season with salt and pepper ; take a tablespoonful of flour, and mix very smoothly in a small teacupful of sweet milk, then pour it into the bowl with the eggs, and beat all well ; have ready a frying-pan very hot, with a good lump of butter

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