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Poached Eggs

From The new practical housekeeping, 1890

Serves 2

Care should be taken to keep the yolk whole.

Presented as published in 1890. 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

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new practical housekeeping (1890) by Estelle Woods Wilcox, page 171. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Poached Eggs, — Break the eg^s into the egg poacher or drop one at a time in salted water, to which a small lump of butter may be added, or a little lemon juice, or vinegar, using a teaspoon to a pint water

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