This section is from the book "Mrs. Allen's Cook Book", by Mrs. Ida C. Bailey Allen. See also: The Conscious Cook: Delicious Meatless Recipes That Will Change the Way You Eat.
Butter individual baking dishes, and carefully slip in one or two eggs, as desired. Dust lightly with salt and pepper, and add a bit of butter. Set the dishes in a pan of boiling water, and cook the eggs gently in the oven until they are set. It will take about ten minutes for medium-soft eggs. They can be cooked directly in the oven without the hot water medium in a shorter time, but they will not be so digestible.
Heat a cupful of left-over stewed tomatoes; add a little diced onion and green peppers, cooked until soft and yellow, and put a tablespoonful of the mixture into the desired number of individual ramekins. Slip the egg on this and bake gently, until set. It is not necessary to use a pan of hot water, as the liquid from the tomato will prevent too rapid cooking.
 
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