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Out of Nothing
Omelet a la Peruquier
It is surprising what a good meal you can get up sometimes when “there’s not a
thing in the house to Take eat.” five Let eggs us give and you beat an until example. very light. One evening two of our
young Roll friends two slices came of over dried to tell bread us their to crumbs sweet and secret, mix and with with the them beaten was eggs. another
young lady. While we were talking it over and making plans for the wedding
Chop another fine friend one onion dropped and in one because green he pepper, said our season “light with looked salt and inviting.” pepper.
An Pour hour a tablespoonful or so of talk and of olive then oil one in of an us omelet signaled pan to and the in other this and fry the received peppers the
shocking signal back, “There’s and not onion a thing to a light to eat brown. in the house.” This called for an
investigation When of ready the turn larder into in which this the all beaten joined eggs, with and the cook following until result: done. Itemtwo
cans of reed birds from China, each containing twelve of the little birds as
large Follow as your the thumb. rule of Item--one never disturbing egg. Other a cooking items--one egg or onion, a sleeping two slices child. of dry
bread, one green pepper, rather Serve small, on a one hot dozen dish. crackers. Item--one case of
imported Italian Vin d’Oro Spumanti. Item--six hearty appetites to be appeased.
Take two cans of Chinese reed birds, open them and take therefrom the two
The gentleman who saw dozen our birds light contained saw another, therein. and rushed off to a barber
shop, and got four more eggs. Barbers use eggs, and they must be fresh ones, in
In a hot frying pan shampooing, place the birds and our in the friend grease remembered that comes it. around them and
heat them through.
The two young ladies and the young man prepared the table, and the other lady
Toast and the twelve two square gentlemen crackers set about and on getting each place a meal. two One reed of birds, us made and an serve omelet two of on
the five eggs, the onion and the each green of six pepper, hot plates. with crumbs of bread, and this is
With both the omelet and the the recipe. reed birds serve Vin d’Oro.
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