The Thorough Good Cook
by George Augustus Sala
recipes from 1896

A digital version of a rare antique cookbook originally published in 1896 for those who want to kick it Olde Skool !
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The Thorough Good Cook by George Augustus Sala is now in the public domain. The recipes are original and unadulterated, of course!

RECIPE

 

  
  
12. Gratin of Eggs with Cheese.
Take some grated bread, Parmesan cheese, also grated,
a small piece of butter, the yolks of two eggs, nutmeg and
pepper ; mix these together, and spread them over the bottom
of the dish ; set it over a gentle fire to make a gratin, on
which break ten eggs ; sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the
surface, finish cooking it, and brown it with a salamander.
 
 

 
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