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Preserve or Jam Omelet

Beat thoroughly the yolks of six eggs. Add three ounces of sugar, and if any flavouring is desired be careful that it harmonises with the jam that is to be used. A strawberry omelet may be flavoured with orange-flower water, an apple-marmalade omelet with grated lemonrind. Beat the whites of the eggs to a firm froth, and just before the omelet is poured into the pan mix them with the rest. Dissolve two ounces of butter in the omelet-pan, pour in the mixture, and fry the omelet in the usual way (see OMELET). Before folding it, lay two or three table-spoonfuls of jam in the centre. Sprinkle a little sugar over the top, candy by holding over it a salamander or red-hot fire-shovel, and serve immediately, before the omelet can fall. Time, four to six minutes. Probable cost, 10d. Sufficient for two or three persons.