2. Drop into cold water. Remove shells.

3. Cut each in half lengthwise.

4. Turn out yolks into a bowl.

5. Carefully place whites together in pairs.

6. Mash yolks with back of a spoon.

7. For every 6 yolks, put into the bowl

1 tablespoon olive oil or melted butter
½ teaspoon mustard (the kind prepared for table)
½ teaspoon salt
dash cayenne pepper

8. Rub these together thoroughly with the yolks.

9. Make little balls of this paste, the size of the yolks.

10. Fit one ball into each pair whites.