Caroline French Benton

A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl Caroline French Benton

Book Excerpt: ...them, and put a bit of butter on top, and put the dishes into a pan and set in the oven till the egg-whites are a little brown. OmeletteMaking an omelette seems rather a difficult thing for a little girl, but Margaret made hers in a very easy way. Her rule said: Break four eggs separately. Beat the whites till they are stiff, and then wash and wipe dry the egg-beater, and beat the yolks till they foam, and then put in half a teaspoonful of salt. Pour the yolks over the whites, and mix gently with a large spoon. Have a cake-griddle hot, with a piece of butter melted on it and spread over the whole surface; pour the eggs on and let them cook for a moment. The take a cake-turner and slip under an edge, and look to see if the middle is getting brown, because the color comes there first. When it is a nice even color, slip the turner well under, and turn the omelette half over, covering one part with the other, and then slip the whole off on a hot platter. Bridget had to show Margaret how to...