Beat eggs slightly, and add seasoning. When the butter is hot in the frying-pan, pour in the eggs, stir to prevent sticking, and as soon as it commences to set, draw towards the handle of the pan, turn over and cook for a minute. Serve hot.
18. Dough Nuts.
1-oz. castor sugar.
½-lb. flour.
2-oz. butter.
1 egg.
Spice or ginger.
1-gill milk.
Pinch of salt.
Rub butter into flour, mix dry ingredients, make into a paste with egg and milk, roll out, cut with a round cutter, then take the centre out with a smaller one, fry in hot fat and dredge freely with sugar.
19. Cheese Straws.
2-oz. butter.
3-oz. grated cheese.
1 tablespoonful water.
Salt.
2-oz. flour.
1 yolk of egg.
Pepper.
Cayenne.
Mix well, roll into fingers and rings. Bake 7 minutes. When cold put two or three straws through each ring.
20. Egg & Bacon Pie.
Put a layer of pastry in a soup plate, put small pieces of cooked ham or bacon in, beat one or more eggs, season with pepper, pour over the bacon, and cover with pastry and bake.