Cut it crosswise into thin slices; fry them immediately in boiling cocoanut butter or vegetable oil; sprinkle both sides with salt and black pepper; cover the frying pan with a tin cover; set it on the back of range to steam until the egg plant is very tender; serve on a hot shallow dish.
EGG PLANT IN EGG AND CRACKER.
Cut it in thin slices across; fry it immediately in hot cocoanut butter or vegetable oil; lay the slices on a cold dish; sprinkle both sides with salt and black pepper; pour beaten egg over to moisten both sides; turn each slice in powdered cracker; fry them a second time in the boiling fat; lay them on a hot dish; serve them brown and crisp.
EGG PLANT BALLS.
Prepare as for baked egg plant; roll a tablespoonful into round balls in the palms of the hands, flatten them, pour beaten egg over them to moisten both sides, turn each in a plate of powdered crackers, fry them brown in boiling fat, and serve them on a hot shallow dish.
PEAS.
GREEN PEAS.
Do not wash peas, as it spoils their flavor and makes them less nutritious. Peas should not be shelled until immediately before using.
TO BOIL PEAS.
Put them into a covered saucepan, with cold water enough to float them; boil them until the peas are tender; then uncover them for the water to boil away; set them at the back of range to dry; serve them in a hot, covered, vegetable dish, with a tablespoonful of butter laid on them; or, if liked, one cupful of cream may be added just before removing from saucepan.