Egg Preparations. - Soft-Boiled Eggs

Into a quart of boiling water place two eggs. Cover the dish and allow them to remain six minutes.

Omelets

Beat the yolks and whites separately. Fold the whites into the yolks. Have a tablespoon of butter boiling hot in a pan. Pour in the omelet and cook until brown. Fold double and serve hot. Allow one egg to a person.

Fancy Omelets

Minced cooked meat; vegetables, nuts, or fruits may be put on the omelet while it is browning and be folded in.

Souffles Of Meat Or Vegetables

Make a white sauce (one table-spoon flour, one tablespoon butter, one cup of milk) as a foundation. Add a cup of cooked and chopped meat, fish, oysters, or vegetables, the beaten yolks and lastly fold in the beaten whites.

Serve hot, with or without baking.

For any further recipes for the preparation of solid foods see, any good book of household recipes.