FRIED EGGS

A historical main dish from The White House cook book; a comprehensive cyclopedia of information for the home .. (1913). A tablespoonful of vinegar put into the water keeps the eggs from spreading. Open gem rings are nice placed in the water and an egg dropped into each ring. Eggs can be fried round like balls by dropping one at a time into a quantity of hot lard, the same as for fried cakes, first stirring the hot lard with a stick until it runs round like a whirlpool. Take out with a skimmer. Eggs can be poached the same in boiling water.