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Poached Eggs on Toast

{Oct 26th}
One egg 1 slice bread (toast)
1 tsp butter salt to season
boiling water in which to
cook egg Oil an omelet
pan fill with boiling water to a
depth of 1½ inch open the egg
carefully into a saucer +
slide into water Do not let
water boil after egg is placed
in it Cook until the white
of egg is delicately coagulated
Butter the toast + when egg
is cooked lift onto the
toast sprinkle with salt +
serve immediately