Shirred Eggs, Argenteuil
From The Hotel St. Francis cook book, 1919
Serves 4
Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The Hotel St. Francis cook book (1919) by Hirtzler, Victor., page 126. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Shirred eggs, Argenteuil Chipped beef on toast Sweetbreads braise, St. George Crescents and rolls Flageolet beans, au cerfeuil Cocoa Puree of potato salad French pastry Coffee DINNER Consomme Colbert Salted almonds Boiled turbot, Jean Bart Potatoes, nature Filet mignon, Rossini Green corn Broiled egg plant Hearts of romaine, Roquefort dress- ing Champagne punch Lady fingers Demi tasse Chipped beef on toast. Cut one pound of smoked beef in very thin chips, put in hot water and bring to a boil. Then drain off the water and add a cup of very thick cream, boil again, and thicken with the yolks of two eggs and half a cup of thick cream. Let it come nearly to a boil, taste to see if sufficiently salt, add a little white pepper, and serve on four pieces of dry toast. Shirred eggs, Argenteuil. Cut the tips, about one and one-half inch long, from one pound of asparagus, put in salted water and boil until soft, then drain off the water. Butter well four shirred egg dishes, and put the asparagus tips in them in equal portions. Crack two eggs in each dish
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