Boiled Onions

• A Dozen Nice, Small, White Onions
• A Tablespoonful of Butter
• Salt and Pepper to Taste

Throw the onions in their skins into cold water, and peel them. Then put them into a saucepan of boiling water. Add a teaspoonful of salt, and let them boil about forty minutes, or until you can pierce them easily with a fork. Then put in a dish, and drain off all water. Sprinkle with salt and peppe