Sunday night supper (light Sunday supper, no servants)
Sunday Night Supper Scrambled Eggs
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Creamy scrambled eggs, gently cooked on a tabletop burner, in the purest tradition of the American family supper: simple, comforting, and prepared in full view by the master of the house.
Sunday night supper (light Sunday supper, no servants)
Creamy scrambled eggs, gently cooked on a tabletop burner, in the purest tradition of the American family supper: simple, comforting, and prepared in full view by the master of the house.
My friends, on Sunday evenings I sent the servants away and took matters into my own hands. The silver chafing dish was brought near my armchair, and I beat the eggs with a splash of cream while leading the conversation — for a good supper, you see, is above all about the spirits you gather. A little butter, some salt, and that was it: nothing pretentious, just Hudson Valley plain cooking. It was my way of governing my own table, the only kingdom where I ruled without consulting Congress.
Ingredients
- •Fresh farm eggs — a good dozen for the table (base)
- •Heavy cream — a splash (creaminess)
- •Butter — a generous knob (cooking)
- •Salt and pepper — to taste (seasoning)
How it was made : The chafing dish, a tabletop burner heated with alcohol, allowed hosts to cook before guests without a kitchen or servants — exactly what FDR wanted for his informal Sunday evenings.
Sources : Henrietta Nesbitt, Presidential Cookbook: Feeding the Roosevelts and Their Guests (1951)