Egg Sandwiches

Original Recipe

Hard boil some very fresh eggs and when cold cut them into moderately thin slices and lay them between some bread and butter cut as thin as possible; season them with pepper, salt and nutmeg. For picnic parties, or when one is traveling, these sandwiches are far preferable to hard-boiled eggs au naturel.

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Instructions

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    Hard boil some very fresh eggs and when cold cut them into moderately thin slices and lay them between some bread and butter cut as thin as possible; season them with pepper, salt and nutmeg.

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    For picnic parties, or when one is traveling, these sandwiches are far preferable to hard-boiled eggs _au naturel_.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)