Scrambled Tomatoes

Ingredients

• 1 dozen tomatoes
• 1 dessertspoon butter
• pepper
• salt
• 5 eggs beaten light

Method

1. 1

   Put tomatoes in hot water, remove skin and chop fine.

2. 2

   Cook in saucepan with butter, pepper, and salt until almost done, then add beaten eggs.

3. 3

   Stir for 3 minutes and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Kentucky receipt book (1903) by Mary Harris Frazer, page 82. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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