Ingredients. - Two eggs. Salt, pepper, and parsley. One ounce of butter. Time required, about four minutes.

To make a Savory Omelet of two eggs:

1. Break two eggs in a basin.

2. Add a quarter of a teaspoonful of salt, and pepper to taste.

3. Take a sprig of parsley, wash it, dry it, and chop it up finely on a board (there should be about a teaspoonful).

4. Add the chopped parsley to the eggs.

5. Beat the eggs lightly for two seconds with a fork.

N. B. - The omelet could be flavored with chopped herbs or mushrooms, with bacon or kidney cut in small pieces, or with grated cheese, according to taste.

6. Take one ounce of butter and put it in an omelet or frying pan.

7. Put the pan on the fire to melt the butter.

N. B. - The fire should be bright and clear.

8. Wait till the butter is quite hot, taking care that it does not burn.

9. Pour the mixture of the egg into the pan.

10. Stir the mixture quickly with a wooden spoon.

11. Do not let it burn, or stick to the pan. Shake the pan, to prevent the omelet sticking or burning.

12. Spread it over the bottom of the pan and let it cook through.

13. Watch it very carefully.

14. Take a knife and put it under the omelet, and fold it over.

15. When the omelet has become a pale-brown, turn it out of the pan on to a hot dish.