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Sect. 2.--Souffles and Omelets

990. Soufflés are elegant and delicious preparations of eggs and milk, variously flavoured, the latter with checse, and whisked into a , variously flavoured, the latter with cheese, and whisked into a froth, as directed at the beginning of this section. After which they are baked, the heat of the oven keeping up the frothing until the material of the egg is set; but great care is necessary to avoid the falling down of the soufflé as soon as it is removed from the oven, and some cooks stand guard over their handiwork with a salamander, until the moment when they enter the dining-room.