Poached Eggs with Fried Ham

Ingredients

• the ham as above directed
• a small bit of butter
• a little pepper
• a little salt

Method

1. 1

   Fry the ham as directed.

2. 2

   In a separate pan, fill with boiling water, break eggs into cups, and slip them into the water.

3. 3

   Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes.

4. 4

   Serve the eggs over the ham with pepper, salt, and butter.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's companion (1883), page 111. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Poached Eggs with Fried Ham. — Fry the ham as above directed, take a clean frying or omelet pan, nearly fill it with boiling water, set it over a gentle fire, break the eggs singly into a cup and slip each one into the boiling water, cover the pan for four or five minutes; when done, take them up with a skimmer on to a dish, sprinkle a little pepper and salt over, add a small bit of butter

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