Poached Eggs

Ingredients

• 1 quart of water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Method

1. 1

   Fill a shallow pan with boiling salted water.

2. 2

   Break each egg into a cup and slip into the water.

3. 3

   Cover and let stand until the white is a soft jelly.

4. 4

   Remove carefully and place on buttered toast.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Efficiency in home-making and first-aid to good cooking (1915) by Robertson, Georgia, page 61. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.