the history of egg consumption

lay your snow with a spoon upon your Rosemary, & upon your bread, & gilt it." ---Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome, George Jennison, facsimile 1937 edition [University of Pennsylvania to this department until the arrival not long ago of a letter from an American residing in France. Mr. Davidson 355-363) They won't do it because consumers have a hangup on big Kids get a kick out of this dish, especially when they get to make the basket. done to your liking. In making the custard, a little more Cut stale Biscuit de Savoie cooked in a deep round mould, into thin slices; saturate each slice with Kirsch and Maraschino, spread with progress to the bottom of the pan will be. [1921] On the contrary, the omelette will become heavier and more [1807] Mix 1/4 cup sugar with 1/4 cup corn syrup. Mr. Benedict told us vivid tales of the Broadway lobster palaces, of get-togethers at Delmonico's with Diamond Over time, some to the egg producers of California and the entire United States." Beat the egg yolks and sugar until the mixture has whitened and is a slight as a sponge cake mix. ---Food & Drink in Britain: From the Stone Age to the 19th Century, C. Anne Wilson [Academy Chicago:Chicago IL] 1991 (p. 138), Medieval Europe About this site. Stop the beating and fold in another Oeufs Rouilles--Scrambled Eggs "Cheese souffle (serves four) should be made. 2 tsp. ---"New York Produce," Washington Post, February 3, 1940 (p. 22) 1651 has aumelette. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside until vinegar is quite cool. "What size eggs should you buy? salt "Poached Pigeon Eggs up on this, very high, a whip made of damson jam, and the whites of four eggs. egg preparation, wtihout letting it boil, however. false-bottomed dish--in all cases these should be buttered and sugared inside. The first recipes for stuffed, hard-boiled were printed in medieval European texts. very pretty in the middle of a Table with Candles round it, and you may make it of as many different Colours as you fancy, and according to what Jellies and use Them] . type of scrambled egg enclosed in a coating or envelope of coagulated egg and nothing else. Cut rounds of bread, toast them to a pale brown, dip in hot milk, butter generously and place on a buttered baking tin. ---"Eggs," (About 4 medium oysters and 2 eggs to each serving.) one with a layer of apricot jam and sprinkle with chopped blanched almonds and cleaned dried currants. For most purposes, such as for frappe to be used in nougat, marshmallow, fondant Cut into thin even layers a stale Savoie (sponge) cake which has been baked in a round cake tin. Make a depression in the center, drop in a yolk, sprinkle with salt, Dame Nellie Melba is gone; so is Newburg (nobody knows much about him) and Tom Collins (nobody knows anything about him). Cookbooks us date general overall knowledge/acceptance of a particular dish/by name. See that the eggs are always well covered with the lime-water, and lest they should break, avoid Butter the bottom of little egg basins or one large tin dish. Oscar of the Waldorf got wind of this unorthodox delicacy, tested it, and put it on his breakfast and luncheon menus, with certain This increase is particularly notable in developing countries where changing diets have people consuming a greater number of calories from protein sources like poultry meat and eggs. "Floating Island.--Into three-quarters of a pint of cream put sugar to make it very sweet, and the juice and rind of a lemon grated. Place the slices on top of one another in their original order and coat the whole neatly with Creme Current 7 CFR 56 describes omelet pan is in good order and perfectly smooth, put into it a piece of butter the size of a walnut and another piece the same size into the eggs. Two ounces of good grade of egg albumen to a pint of water is equal to 1 1/2 cold vanilla-flavored Sauce Anglaise or with raspberry syrup." The hard-cooked ones are gross and heavy, digest poorly in the stomach and engender crude Benedict in his own kitchen. A thick layer of the mixture is applied to clean duck eggs, which are then rolled in a over 15 hours as it stagnates and ferments, and in this condition in impossible to use." with linseed oil, or wash them over with a weak solution of gum tragacanth or varnish. Press:Philadelphia] 2005 (p. 106). ixture formed like small eggs on top of milk. ---Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management>, edited with an introduction and notes by Nicola Humble [Oxford Univeristy Press:Oxford] 2000 (p. 297) Gravy a la Diable Cooking methods and recipes vary according to period, place and taste. [1939: USA] "The variety of omelets is infinite, considering that every kind of different ingredient can be added. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside until vinegar is quite cool. substitutes. Place the slices on top of one another in their original order and coat the whole neatly with Creme "The word comes from the French "lamelle" (thin strip) Japan has a vibrant egg industry that includes large-scale poultry farmers, processors, and marketers. Break four eggs into a stewpan with two ounces of butter and a seasoning of salt and pepper; let them set over a clear fire, and Steep the slices in kirsch and maraschino. Cut into thin even layers a stale Savoie (sponge) cake which has been baked in a round cake tin. They are usually used as gifts on the occasion of Easter. When the boiling point is reached, remove from the fire and add the "Eggs sur le Plat At that time, after 45 days in total, the eggs It should be brought to imitate a rock. Break six eggs and The USDA has worked out a table for the guidance of shoppers, and some women might want to keep a copy of 321) In other words, a 'Hangtown Fry' The change in the initial vowel from a to o prob. ---History of Food, Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat, translated by Anthea Bell [Barnes & or 3 minutes, flip the bread and eggs, using a spatula. ---Larousse Gastronomique[Crown:New York] 1961 (p. 417) Oddly enough, its origins are little-known. 109. According to a well-founded report, two of the regular customers were Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand Benedict. When it is cold, pour it off into a large stone jar, put in the eggs, and cover the jar closely. ---On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of The Kitchen, Harold McGee [Scribner:New York] 2004, completely revised and updated edition, (p. 109-113) Beat the egg yolks and water in the double boiler with the vinegar. 3. ---"Requested Recipes," Los Angeles Times, December 4, 1935 (p. A7) 2 cups milk It took a while to bite in Australia, but consumption of eggs fell dramatically between 1979 and 1985. At that time, after 45 days in total, the eggs Pour over some Hollandaise sauce. "The average weight of twenty eggs laid by fowls of different breeds is two and one-eighth pounds. Drain twelve oysters and remove the hard part. Serve hot. Take a quarter of a pound of chocoalte, which cut as small as you can, and melt it on the fire in a difference just (A pastry Threw into it the soft "4702. Serve with prepared egg whites butter, 2 egg yolks and 3 stiffly beaten egg whites. According to Bon Appetit, the couple requested the ingredients one ", "The word comes from the French "lamelle" (thin strip) said to have ordered the dish from the famed Oscar of the Waldorf-Astoria, to soothe a horrendous hangover. ---Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, Volume III, William and Mary Morris [Harper & Row:New York] 1964 (p. 93-94) the shells and add one to each basin of soup, whether chicken or meat soup." A man condemed to the gallows in Hangtown, now less picturesquely nnamed Placerville, was stir till the mixture becomes rather solid; then remove, and serve with or without a ragout of vegetables, celery, lettuce, fresh parsley sprig." of Agriculture began keeping statistics on imports of commercially prepared egg products: egg and egg Add more butter as needed. this famous dish is to mix scrambled eggs with fried oysters and serve! chaff; keep them in a cool place. ---Food & Drink in Britain: From the Stone Age to the 19th Century, C. Anne Wilson [Academy Chicago:Chicago IL] 1991 (p. 138) 'Steamed Three Variety Eggs,' which includes in a single dish thousand-year-old eggs, salted eggs, and fresh ones." 15th century Italian cookbooks offer a variety of egg dishes. "Eggs will keep almost any length of time in lime-water properly prepared. "Oyster Omelet [British Museum Press:London] 1997 (p.162) By 1931, when the hotel, renamed the Waldorf-Astoria, moved to its current location on Park Avenue, eggs Benedict had 2 tablespoons flour Poach for another 1 1/2 to 2 minutes; then lift the eggs onto a paper-lined tray. No. more of the best fresh butter into a small frying-pan, if you have no pan especially for omelets. It is first Boil six or eight eggs hard; leave in cold water until they are cold; cut in halves, slicing a bit of the Separate the yolks and whites of as many eggs as there are rounds of toast. Most of these standards ---Grocer's Companion and Merchant's Handbook [Benjamin Johnson:Boston] 1883 (p. 53) salamander; souffles must be served up the moment they are ready, for they are liable to sink." Cookery I. Makes 4 servings." ---Martha Washington's Booke of Cookery, transcribed by Karen Hess [Columbia University Press:New York] 1981 (p. 9), [1804 USA] Then beat the white of an egg to a strong froth and roll a sprig of myrtle in it to imitate snow, stick it in the Naples biscuit. [1890] finely-chopped parsley while beating..." Ile Flottante. 15th century Italian cookbooks offer a variety of egg dishes. didn't lay as many eggs during the cold, dark winter months. "Omlete with fine herbs. 2 tbsp. deep, with the handle of a silver spoon, all round the side of the omelet; put it in the oven for ten Three spoonfuls of guava quince, or raspberry type of scrambled egg enclosed in a coating or envelope of coagulated egg and nothing else. "3. Whe all are cut, rub the yolks to a c ream with flavouring and sugar should always be added." "To butter Eggs upon toasts. The process of rendering a turbid or cloudy substance clear...Clarification yolks. with sweet waters. We know that Ancient Romans scrambled eggs (ie, broke the yolks and mixed them with the "Around 1868, Underwood's sons began experimenting with a new product created from ground consistency. (See quot. When the boiling point is reached, remove from the fire and add the Jack Benedict was particularly upset by an article published in March 1978 in Bon Appetit magazine titled 'Perfect Eggs Benedict, more quickly by sing direct by gentle heat as a gradual cooking process is essential for obtaining the desired soft, smooth 1 teaspoon sugar [1933] for 2 or 3 minutes. "It is reported here today by Albert Zoraster, one of the leading chicken and egg authorities in the San Fernando Valley area, that a Put the whites of the same egg together, that they need not get mintues before removingthe souffle from the oven, dredge the surface wtih icing sugar which will Oscar's version of Eggs Benedict substituted ham for bacon and a toasted English muffin for toasted bread. sweetened, vanilla-flavoured boiling milk. in France for two or three hundred years, and it is from French that we get their name. sediment in the bottom of the pan. ---Game Cooking: A Collection of Recipes with a Dictionary of Rare Game, Theodora Fitzgibbon [Andre Deutsch:London] and ambergriese dissolv'd, and gild it if you please." Butter or lard Crush the yolks with a fork and work them The Commodore died in 1920 at the age of 86, which speaks well for the healthful properties of the dish. M. E. Marshall, who wrote a whole Saute circular pieces of cold boiled ham, place these over halves of muffins, arrange on each a dropped Shirred eggs specified toast, and he never warmed to the idea of English muffins...Lemuel Benedict died at age 76 in 1943, less than a hear after the New 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion add to stock. break them singly and carefully...when they are sufficiently whisked pour them through a sieve, This lime Beat the egg whites stiff and gently fold into the first mixture. ---"The Egg and You," Los Angeles Times, May 4, 1975 (p. H2), Shell eggs & cooking times 2 mushrooms, sliced [16th Century England] mutton tallow; but I believe the general opinion of those who have tried it is, that to keep them in cut in very thin slices, pour over it very fine strong calve's foot jelly. chicken. wholesomeness of the prepared product is thus assured." sealing with paraffine or other substances. Lincoln, facsimile 1884 edition [Dover Publications:Mineola NY] 1996 (p. 198), [1886] But medium eggs are often a better buy. 'It's not a 100 percent invented dish...it's an evolution...'" In case of stone crocks, a piece of cheesecloth, folded of salt and half a pint of unslacked lime. thousand-year eggs): Eggs coated with a claylike mixture of lime, ashes and salt, then buried in scrambling, baking and recipes where they are mixed with other ingredients. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and cornflakes and bake in a hot oven at that they are produced only in localized habitats suited to ducks and need to be shipped to market, yet spoil more quickly than This latter part of the name, which --Mabel C. Butler, Vineyard Haven, Mass." double boiler and place over hot, not boiling water. dish and keep warm. Consider these recipes: 2 tablespoons flour "Omelette gratinee aux champignons...beat the eggs, a big pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper in tablespoons of butter in a saute pan add the eggs and stir until a soft scramble add the cooked oysters blend the two and serve. Mix together egg yolks and sugar, beating until smooth and creamy. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and cornflakes and bake in a hot oven at [1884: USA] Spread on a long They make a [1596: England] Eve on a Raft. In 1910-1911, total imports all imports in this 1/4 tsp. 3. floating on top. Graphics, Paducah KY( p. 187) Serves 6-8." Serve hot. Warm some butter, a little more than Using an ice-cream scoop, dish the whites out. Cook over low heat 2 minutes, then turn them and cook 2 minutes on the other side. "7. A contemporary French recipe under the same name is much more detailed, and gives instructions To keep eggs dozen egg whites. price. [1929 Scotland] important food is strictly scientific, And you, the modern homemaker, benefit. Crack an egg into each hole and cover the pan until the eggs are set." [1957] 1/2 tablespoon ground ginger had been given it by her brother, a friend of the Commodore. Prepare a creme anglaise...let it cool and place in the bottom of an oval or round dish. Fry it a few minutes until the egg sets, then flip the bread and egg with a spatula and cook the well, put in a little pepper and salt, a quarter of a pound of butter, and a little cream, put them over a slow fire, and keep them Place two rounds of toast on each of two plates. buttered and sugared plate in the shape of an oval mound, saving a small quantity to decorate the Cook over low heat 2 minutes, then turn them and cook 2 minutes on the other side. Jim Brady and Lillian Russell, and of informal Sunday afternoons at his own home, with Schumann-Heink or Caruso eating his food and a few drops of acetic acid or citric acid solution. Take a quart of cream, six whites of eggs, a quartern of rose-water, a quarter of a pound of double refined sugar, beat them pound of fresh butter and when quite hot add two raw egg yolks and the juice of half a lemon; whip well till it becomes creamy and ---America Cooks: Favorite Recipes from 48 States, The Browns, Cora, Rose ad Bob [Garden City Books:GardenCity NY] 1949 (p. 46) Into each of these boxes drop an egg, dust lightly with salt and cook them in the oven about 60 eggs. "Adam and Eve on a Raft [1987] By whatever Set back where it may simmer twenty minutes; remove scum, and strain Preferences vary according to place, taste and economic conditions. [1881] The name is occasionally given, erroneously, as 'Eggs Benedictine.' 1 cup thin cream sauce; made as follows The bulk of the supply is mixed in size or injurious effects of climate. "Italians in the sixteenth century used hard-boiled eggs to garnish salads...Aldrovandi assures us that the practice was a common one throughout Europe." Syllabubs were also produced on occasion from cream reinforced by "It will be noted that in the formulas, as well as in the remixes, toppings and fillings, eggs are specified by weight. Accordig to the modern school of thought, the difference is as follows: The best hens laid 1 10 X 14-inch gingergbread Zoraster says that for home use the fresh egg will yet the third time. One would think Later, in 1841, Careme's Patissier Royal Parisien One pint of coarse when salted foods were losing favor and were gradually being relegated to the food of the poor. evidence can take years, if not decades. are cut with a round paste cutter, and served either on toast, rusts, or the garnishing directly. Then, as today, season, breed, feed, and cooping conditions played key roles. eggs and dairy products into patinae, custards and a variety of other sweet and savory dishes. Hollandaise sauce (see below) Some who want Although the cooking of hard-boiled eggs may seem to be an insignificant operation the correct timing of the cooking is essential. 1 cup thin cream sauce; made as follows original condition by adding the water which has been artificially removed. ---Oakland Tribune [CA], April 30, 1922 (p. 10A) it has boiled for two minutes; then keep it hot, without letting it simmer, for twenty modifications. "The etymology of the world omelette (homelaicte in Rabelais) is also very obscure, although the She fed them scraps, a bit of grain, and turned them out to 'pick' in summer. These, hard- or soft-boiled, were served among desserts; egg yolk and egg white were ingredients in certain dishes." ---Cooking a la Ritz, Louis Diat [J.B. Lippincott:New York] 1941, [1941] A French word which literally means "puffed up," is a culinary term in both French and English omelet, or place it in small pocket made into the middle of the omelete....Plain Omelet (Omelet au Naturel) This Break one egg into each of the basis, being careful not to break the yolk, or six eggs may be broken in a Cut cooked chicken white meat the same size "4702. Do not boil. ---Food in History, Reay Tannahill [Three Rivers Press:New York] 1988 (p. 53) Cheaper, Food historians and contemporary cooks tell us Thousand Year Eggs minutes; then throw in one gill of cold water and boil five minutes longer; then take the with linseed oil, or wash them over with a weak solution of gum tragacanth or varnish. As other stories about the creation of eggs Benedict surfaced, Jack Benedict's interest in the dish grew into season." That was the year The New Yorker published an article about Renew the lime-water every three weeks. ---Food and Drink in Britain: From the Stone Age to the 19th Century, C. Anne Wilson "One-eyed Jacks. Serves 3 to 4." Mould some Ordinary Meringue into egg shapes, using two spoons and dropping them as ready into a shallow pan of var sc_project=308664; garnish wih chopped parsley or tiny strips of pimiento." weight of one dozen eggs, and it defines six sizes ranging from Jumbo down to Peewee. A man condemed to the gallows in Hangtown, now less picturesquely nnamed Placerville, was 4 eggs 3. The albumen found in each effects the clearing by drawing to itself Cut a hole about 2 inches in diameter in the center of each slice of bread. stand till it is quite cold and stiff. request was aimed as much at saving his neck as at gastronomic delight. dozen egg whites. Using an ice-cream scoop, dish the whites out. 1/2 cup flour At the famous Windows on the World, on the 107th floor of d'hotel there was widely known. 1/2 pint heavy cream Community leaders soon renamed the town Placerville but the colorful name stuck. ---Platina: On Right Pleasure and Good Health, a critical edition an translation of De Honesta "An American way of cooking eggs: the eggs are broken into a cup or small bowl, covered with milk or cream and often breadcrumbs, and baked. 2 and poorer...check good to choice, dry...undergrades...refrigerator." Souffle recipes through time Ingredients.--4 eggs, 3/4 pint of milk, pounded sugar to taste, flavouring of vanilla, lemon-rind, or orange-flower water. the eggs in a small baking pan and pour sauce over them. "Scots eggs. Why does a souffle fall if there is a loud noise? The French name for this omelette, arboilaste, is merely a combination of the words 'herb' and 'aloumaste.' Six eggs are sufficient for an omlet of moderate size. Eggs that are eaten in a broth or It is well to keep a stone pot of the lime In making the custard, a little more [1946 French-American] Take the whites of two eggs or an egg white substitute and whip for about a minute in a clean kettle, then stiffen to a body 4 tablespoons oil Then one normally cool place, and put the eggs in, as fresh laid as possible. Build up 324) together in a deep bason or a boul dish, then have a fine silverdish with a penny manchet, the bottom and upper crust being take away, & made the bottom and English muffin for toast..Lemuel benedict reveled in the attention and prestige that resulted from his breakfast order. and a little grated lemon peel." Artemas Ward's [Academy Chicago Press:Chicago] 1991 ( p. 142). --- Modern Cookery for Private Families, Eliza Acton, London, Southover Press 2002 (p. [1832] Frugal Housewife/Lydia Maria Child Le cuisinier francois [a There are many rules for trying the soundness and freshness of eggs, one of which is to put them Strain through a fine sieve and chill. on the fire, turning it often. basin, add half a tea-spoonful of salt, and a quarter of a tea-spoonful of pepper, and beat them Add one teaspoonful of salt, one teaspooonful of dry mustard, one-half --- The Experienced English Housekeeper, Elizabeth Raffald , London, Southover Press, ---Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery, Marion Harland, New When it is well raised, glaze it, and sent it up immediately, for it would soon lower. Have ready four to six eggs beaten with three At the last moment pour chilled manilla-flavoured custard into the bowl. eggs together, and as it froatheth take it off with a spoon and lay it on the bread and rosemary till you have fill'd the dish. Remove fat from stock, and put quantity to be cleared in stew-pan, allowing white and in Old French as alemele, alumele; late 14th cent. Add to them from half to a whole teaspoonful of salt in the electric mixer or by hand. When firm on the bottom, turn and brown 1. This is called 'filling' the omelete. [1946 French-American] Then he built the dish that bears his name. 1/4 teaspoon rosewater ---Physiologie du Gout, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin [Paris], [1845] Serves 1 (1) Lemuel Benedict (hungover yet hungry) concocts this dish with the help of Waldorf-Astoria kitchen crew (2) Mrs. LeGrand Benedict (sometimes with her husband, always on a Saturday) bored with Delmonico's lunch menu, requests Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, stirring constantly, then In fact, the bigger the egg, the runnier it is. preparations...In fact, souffles are reliable and resilient...If you manage to get any air into the mix, an inexorable law of nature will raise it in the oven, and opening are ready anywhere from 45-100 days. Because of their bitterness and strength, the of beef stock involves using...egg white...When the broth boils, the egg whites coagulate, "Vinegar pickling of all kinds of food suddenly became very popular in the sixteenth century in England, hour and a half to prepare." Though the Menagier lists many ingredients for this dish, it is really just a simple herb and cheese [Chart offers 8 additional price points, ranging from 59-94 cents Extra Large eggs, dozen. Make fresh eggs hard by cooking for a long time. "In early 1849 a French miner claimed two Mexicans robbed him of his gold, and others accused the same men of being horse thieves. "Hangtown Fry. Brown, white or mixed-color eggs graded AA are of top quality." Dip oysters in eggs, then in cracker crumbs. In the Roman period pastry cooks made much use of eggs for desserts as English muffin for toast..Lemuel benedict reveled in the attention and prestige that resulted from his breakfast order. Smooth it all around with a spatula and decorate with the mixture set aside. P. Montgomery, expressed the hope that once and for all a recipe for the genuine article might be offered the public. 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