Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers

To Poach Eggs

Put a pint of water in a clean skillet, with a little butter and salt; when it boils, break two eggs in a plate, and put them in; in about a minute, take them up on a plate, in which there is a slice of bread toasted and buttered. This is a very delicate way of cooking eggs.