Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-25
EGGS CHEAPER AS HENS
START REGULAR WORK
Spring Season Secs Reduction OF
Prirc ON This Most Sourishing
Food as Chickens Lay More.
ny LORETTA G.. LYNCH.

hsss are always 4 little cheaper in
'he springtimc when the hens start
l'MhE again w!th any degree of
regularity. And while eggs viii
probably never be as cheap as they
were ri one time In the memory OF
IN" Older io!ks, nevertheless they are
- fairly cheap Kind Of nourishmcnl
~ mus season OF the year. And the
tifea Iit,I" housewife who iinus the
Gays Di sprung nouHccicantnB par
ti"uldrly wearing, viii do well TO stop
~ md morning and prepare TOR ncr-
sell Il delicious mIill ana egg drink.
INTO bowl break fresh egg.
iisat II until light aud fonmy Add
"a 10" drops Of vanilla. Il level table
SPOON OF sugar ANA beat into 1t Il
through Il straincr. sit down and sip
II slowly, taking at least ten minutes
10 drink II. 10 this every day for
NO weeks regularly at the same hour
you have been of in The country on "A
vacation. And make that worn-out
Dread winner TAX" warm egg and
milk every evening Just before rctir-
ing ana he. too. "lIl begin to !ccl nj
once more
Eggs not only build the body. bu,
nerves; Aud before YOU start dosing
Yourself with spring tonic. try eggs
as Your diet for :: couple OF weeks
Cook ing Not Advantage.
III" !css an egg Is cooked the more
Iuicki? is II dig.stcd. \ hard boiled
egg IS dircstcd coInnl"tcl? eventually.
hn, not for some time and ,hcn only
after tho digcstiv" organs have mad"
great big Effort 10 perform
This task We nnl that II an egg is
fui into boiling water. IN" not
the fnme at once, after half an hour
tho c.g viii have completely and
solidly coaGulat"h. Prepared in this
way 1t - much more r.adiI., man
"a no h. Al Al Al
more readily accomplished when tho
coaEulation has been slow.
III tho egg - removed from tho
water after 1t Is in only ten minutes
1T VIII hc found TO be evenly cooked
all through. II win be SOFT; cook"d
Spanish Omrlet.
Tho spanish omclci mas he ms"d as
tho main dish AZ :: meal. i'ropcr!y
1" Keen II warm until YOU ar. ready
10 place u ia tn" nmelct one cup
canned Tomatoes, two tablespoons OF
,caoppcd ToNas on Spanish onion. one
tablespoon of chopped green pepper
ana one canned Dim'r'p finely chop
ped should be st.Sci together slowly
urill the vegetables are tcudcT. II
water 10 prevent burning
Brcak each egg 10 lac uscd into a
Gun h":ofe adding ii 10 tn" res; Of
adding little salt and pepper and
n tablespoon Of milk or water for
each egg nsed. This turns into
steam and helps 10 make the omcle,
the Omelei spread the nll!np over
II Then :urn hnd fold ~ once. An
nm.let should be served riGht after
II H. prepared. ~ u stand IL viii
! fal. b,caIEc o! tho reconsideration OF:
he steam into water, This is what
mahcs an omcl"t su.gy ana undcs!r-
S:ss Cu~tnrd.
pa.'trirs O.. winter suppose You serve
III. family egg custnrd for "a change.
For SIX servings allow four csgs u
fcw sra!ns OF salt. hale q measuring
cup o! sugar aud 4 quart OF scalicd
Mi!k BrcIN the eggs, on. az n time.
into "a bow. beat very slightly. just
enough 10 mix wei the yoiS.- ana
wll!tcS, B"nt in The sugar and then
the scaldci milk One teaspoon OF
vanilla extract may be added. Pour
into baking dish. sprinkle Win
erat"h nutmeg, ana stand TINS bak-
ing d.sh INTO a pan half fun u warm
waite While The custard - hak-
ing In moderate oven tho cool;
must see TO II hat THIS water docs
not rea"h The boiling point II II
too hot for the cusrnri. The re-
suit will be = cUrlleh. watcry Gus
tarl caused by the egg conEealine
al zoo bl- 81 4 temperate are. ' lSli
is done when q knife inserted into
tho center o! it comes out clean.
Some day when there = a scant
amour, Q! body building material.
balance 1t bv treating the family TO
4 sponge cake. Bca; the yD!ks o.:
FIVE eEgs until thick and lemon
coiorcd. Gradually beat In one and
| one fourth cups or powdered sugar.
Add The Juice OF one lemon and the
grated gind OF one hal: the lemon.
Slip into The bowl the s,in!y beaten
whites and sift ONO these at once
one and oEe-fourth cups of soft
pastry nour-not what is known as
'lour In together. AID bake the cake
- an unSrcaSed pan or pans.