American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Minced Eggs

Original Recipe

Chop up four or five hard-boiled eggs; do not mince them too fine. Put over the fire in a suitable dish a cupful of milk, a tablespoonful of butter, salt and pepper, and some savory chopped small. When this comes to a boil stir into it a tablespoonful of flour, dissolved in a little cold milk. When it cooks thick like cream put in the minced eggs. Stir it gently around and around for a few moments and serve, garnished with sippets of toast. Any particular flavor may be given to this dish, such as that of mushrooms, truffles, catsup, essence of shrimps, etc., or some shred anchovy may be added to the mince.

Ingredients

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  • 1 suitable dish a cupful of milk
  • 1 tablespoonful of butter
  • 1 boil stir into it a tablespoonful of flour
  • 1 little cold milk
  • 1 few moments and serve

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Chop up four or five hard-boiled eggs; do not mince them too fine.

  2. 2

    Put over the fire in a suitable dish a cupful of milk, a tablespoonful of butter, salt and pepper, and some savory chopped small.

  3. 3

    When this comes to a boil stir into it a tablespoonful of flour, dissolved in a little cold milk.

  4. 4

    When it cooks thick like cream put in the minced eggs.

  5. 5

    Stir it gently around and around for a few moments and serve, garnished with sippets of toast.

  6. 6

    Any particular flavor may be given to this dish, such as that of mushrooms, truffles, catsup, essence of shrimps, etc., or some shred anchovy may be added to the mince.

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