Sweet Omelet

Ingredients

• 2 Eggs
• 0.5 oz. Butter
• 1 teaspoonful Jam
• 1 teaspoonful Sugar

Method

1. 1

   Put the yolks of the eggs into a basin and beat in half the sugar, put the whites on a plate with a little sugar, and whip till stiff; mix with the yolks.

2. 2

   Put the butter into a small frying-pan, and when it is dissolved pour in the mixture; leave over the fire for about three minutes.

3. 3

   Then hold the pan in front of the fire for a minute or two to brown the top.

4. 4

   Put the jam on a hot plate, slip the omelet on top; serve at once.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of living in Australia (1893) by Philip E. Muskett, page 231. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SWEET OMELET. ^ 2 Eggs 2d. ^ oz. Butter id. 1 teaspoonful Jam .... |rf. Sugar ^d. Total Cost— 3|d. Time— 5 Minutes. Put the yolks of the eggs into a basin and beat in half the sugar, put the whites on to a plate with a little sugar, and whip till stiff ; mix with the yolks. Put the butter into a small frying-pan, and when it is dissolved pour in the mixture ; leave over the fire for about three minutes. Then hold the pan in front of the fire for a minute or two to brown the top. Put the jam on to a hot plate, slip the omelet on the top ; serve at once. TAPIOCA MERINGUE. 1 pint Milk 2d. 1^ oz. Tapioca ^d. 1 oz. Sugar ^d. Whites of 2 Eggs . . . .Id. Flavouring ..... ^d. 1 oz. Eeef Suet ^d. Total Cost— 5d. Time— Two Hours. Wash the tapioca well in cold water, strain off the water, and put it into a pie dish. Chop the suet very finely and mix it in with the sugar ; flavour with grated lemon peel or nutmeg, pour over the milk and mix well, 896 THE ART OF LIVING IN AUSTRALIA. stand in a very cool oven for two hours. Whip the whites of the eggs to a very stiff froth, flavour the same as the pudding, spread these on top, sprinkle with sugar, and stand in the oven till set ; serve cold. This meringue is very much improved if a few macaroons are broken up and laid on the top before the eggs are put on, or if a spoon- ful of raspberry jam is spread over. HASTY PUDDINa. 1 pint Milk 2d. 1 oz. Butter Id. 3 oz. Flour 2 oz. Sugar Total Cost — id. Time — .5 Minutes. '\ld. Put the milk on the fire to boil, and when boiling stir in the flour quickly ; it should be rather lumpy. Pour it into a dish, melt the butter and sugar, and pour it in the middle of the pudding. A little flavouring of grated lemon peel may be put into the milk, or jam served with the pudding. aUICK PUDDING. Id. ■ 2d. lEgg . . . . 1 tablespoonful Flour 1 tablespoonful Jam . 1 teaspoonful Sugar

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