Photo: Joseph Gonzalez
Ingredients
- 1 duck's egg will go as far as 2 small hen's eggs
- 2 small hen's eggs
Directions
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1658. Ducks' eggs are usually so strongly flavoured that, plainly boiled, they are not good for eating; they answer, however, very well for various culinary preparations where eggs are required; such as custards, &c. &c. Being so large and highly-flavoured, 1 duck's egg will go as far as 2 small hen's eggs; besides making whatever they are mixed with exceedingly rich. They also are admirable when used in puddings.
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PRIMITIVE METHOD OF COOKING EGGS.--The shepherds of Egypt had a singular manner of cooking eggs without the aid of fire. They placed them in a sling, which they turned so rapidly that the friction of the air heated them to the exact point required for use.
By Isabella Beeton ·
Recipe sourced from
gutenberg