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Poached Eggs

From Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine, 1886

Considered an agreeable and wholesome meal.

Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine (1886) by William Carew Hazlitt, page 20. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

a couple of poached eggs with a little salt and vinegar, and a few corns of pepper, some bread and butter, and a ■draught of pure claret

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