Savoury Baked Eggs

Name: Savoury Baked Eggs
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: Butter the inside of each pipkin.; Put in a spoonful of nicely seasoned minced meat mixed with a little thickened gravy; or skinned tomato and thickened gravy; or shelled shrimps blended with a little white sauce; or some minced ham mixed with a little made tomato sauce; or some flaked cooked finnan-haddock mixed with a little fresh skinned tomato finely chopped; or some green peas and butter; or some asparagus tips and butter or sauce; any odd ‘left over’ that is delicious and suitable.; Put in a spoonful of nicely seasoned minced meat mixed with a little thickened gravy; or skinned tomato and thickened gravy; or shelled shrimps blended with a little white sauce; or some minced ham mixed with a little made tomato sauce; or some flaked cooked finnan-haddock mixed with a little fresh skinned tomato finely chopped; or some green peas and butter; or some asparagus tips and butter or sauce; any odd ‘left over’ that is delicious and suitable.; Put in a spoonful of nicely seasoned minced meat mixed with a little thickened gravy; or skinned tomato and thickened gravy; or shelled shrimps blended with a little white sauce; or some minced ham mixed with a little made tomato sauce; or some flaked cooked finnan-haddock mixed with a little fresh skinned tomato finely chopped; or some green peas and butter; or some asparagus tips and butter or sauce; any odd ‘left over’ that is delicious and suitable.; Put in a spoonful of nicely seasoned minced meat mixed with a little thickened gravy; or skinned tomato and thickened gravy; or shelled shrimps blended with a little white sauce; or some minced ham mixed with a little made tomato sauce; or some flaked cooked finnan-haddock mixed with a little fresh skinned tomato finely chopped; or some green peas and butter; or some asparagus tips and butter or sauce; any odd ‘left over’ that is delicious and suitable.; Put on the lid of the pipkin, and bake till the egg is set, about five or seven minutes according to the heat of the oven.; Put a dab of butter on it and a little chopped parsley.; Put a dab of butter on it and a little chopped parsley.; Put in a spoonful of nicely seasoned minced meat mixed with a little thickened gravy; or skinned tomato and thickened gravy; or shelled shrimps blended with a little white sauce; or some minced ham mixed with a little made tomato sauce; or some flaked cooked finnan-haddock mixed with a little fresh skinned tomato finely chopped; or some green peas and butter; or some asparagus tips and butter or sauce; any odd ‘left over’ that is delicious and suitable.; Put in a spoonful of nicely seasoned minced meat mixed with a little thickened gravy; or skinned tomato and thickened gravy; or shelled shrimps blended with a little white sauce; or some minced ham mixed with a little made tomato sauce; or some flaked cooked finnan-haddock mixed with a little fresh skinned tomato finely chopped; or some green peas and butter; or some asparagus tips and butter or sauce; any odd ‘left over’ that is delicious and suitable.; Put in a spoonful of nicely seasoned minced meat mixed with a little thickened gravy; or skinned tomato and thickened gravy; or shelled shrimps blended with a little white sauce; or some minced ham mixed with a little made tomato sauce; or some flaked cooked finnan-haddock mixed with a little fresh skinned tomato finely chopped; or some green peas and butter; or some asparagus tips and butter or sauce; any odd ‘left over’ that is delicious and suitable.; Put in a spoonful of nicely seasoned minced meat mixed with a little thickened gravy; or skinned tomato and thickened gravy; or shelled shrimps blended with a little white sauce; or some minced ham mixed with a little made tomato sauce; or some flaked cooked finnan-haddock mixed with a little fresh skinned tomato finely chopped; or some green peas and butter; or some asparagus tips and butter or sauce; any odd ‘left over’ that is delicious and suitable.; Put in a spoonful of nicely seasoned minced meat mixed with a little thickened gravy; or skinned tomato and thickened gravy; or shelled shrimps blended with a little white sauce; or some minced ham mixed with a little made tomato sauce; or some flaked cooked finnan-haddock mixed with a little fresh skinned tomato finely chopped; or some green peas and butter; or some asparagus tips and butter or sauce; any odd ‘left over’ that is delicious and suitable.; Break an egg on top of this without breaking the yolk.; Put in a spoonful of nicely seasoned minced meat mixed with a little thickened gravy; or skinned tomato and thickened gravy; or shelled shrimps blended with a little white sauce; or some minced ham mixed with a little made tomato sauce; or some flaked cooked finnan-haddock mixed with a little fresh skinned tomato finely chopped; or some green peas and butter; or some asparagus tips and butter or sauce; any odd ‘left over’ that is delicious and suitable.; Put in a spoonful of nicely seasoned minced meat mixed with a little thickened gravy; or skinned tomato and thickened gravy; or shelled shrimps blended with a little white sauce; or some minced ham mixed with a little made tomato sauce; or some flaked cooked finnan-haddock mixed with a little fresh skinned tomato finely chopped; or some green peas and butter; or some asparagus tips and butter or sauce; any odd ‘left over’ that is delicious and suitable.

Florence White, 1931

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Good Things in England

By Florence White

Published 1932

About

For these use the delightful little slip-ware pipkins made by Michael Cardew at Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.

Method

Butter the inside of each pipkin.
Put in a spoonful of nicely seasoned minced meat mixed with a <