Devilled Tomatoes.
1 quart fine ripe tomatoes, pared and cut in thick slices; yolks of 3 boiled eggs, pounded; 3 tablespoonfuls melted butter; 4 tablespoonfuls vinegar; 1 raw egg, beaten light; 1 teaspoonful powdered sugar; 1 saltspoonful salt, and same of made mustard; a soupçon of cayenne.
Rub a tablespoonful of butter into the pounded yolks; add the seasoning, then the vinegar, and put into a tin or porcelain saucepan. Heat, and stir in the beaten egg. Set in boiling water while you heat the rest of the butter in a frying-pan, and put in the sliced tomatoes. Shake over the fire eight minutes, turning several times. Lay the tomatoes upon a hot dish. Strain the butter in which they were fried into the dressing, stir well, and pour over the tomatoes.