The New Royal Cook Book

Royal Baking Powder's 1922 campaign against yeast, in the form of a cookbook: bread mixed and baked in an hour and a half.

Eggs

9 recipes in this part of The New Royal Cook Book.

Boiled Eggs

Drop into boiling water and boil 3 to 3 1/2 minutes for soft boiled, 12 to 20 minutes for hard boiled. Another method is to place eggs in…

Poached Eggs

Break eggs and drop carefully one at a time into boiling water in shallow frying pan. Cook slowly until eggs are set. Remove each with…

Poached Eggs in Cream

Put half cup of cream sauce into shallow dish or agate pie tin. Open eggs carefully and place on sauce; put in another pan of boiling water…

Scrambled Eggs

Break eggs into bowl, season with salt and pepper and pour into hot frying pan in which butter has been melted. Cook over slow fire and as…

Scrambled Eggs with Dried Beef

1/4 pound dried beef 3 eggs 3 tablespoons cold water 1 tablespoon butter Melt butter in frying pan; add dried beef, which has been picked…

Plain Omelet

Beat 3 eggs with 3 tablespoons milk or cold water; add 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and mix. Melt 1 teaspoon bacon drippings…

Puffy Omelet

4 eggs 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1 tablespoon corn starch 1/2 cup milk or half milk and half…

Tomato Sauce

3 slices bacon cut into small pieces 1 slice onion chopped 2 tablespoons flour 1 1/2 cups strained tomatoes 1 tablespoon chopped green…

Fancy Omelets

A great variety of omelets can be made by either mixing chopped vegetables, fruits, meats, or shellfish with plain omelet before cooking…

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