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Egg Whey

Anglesey

Egg dish

The Recipe

You will need

  • a thick slice of bread
  • one or two eggs
  • half a pint of milk
  • a little nutmeg, ginger and sugar

Method

  1. Break the bread into a saucepan, whisk the eggs and pour over the bread together with the milk. 
  2. Add the nutmeg, ginger and sugar to taste. 
  3. Heat the mixture over a low flame but do not boil. 
  4. Alternatively put the mixture in a dish and bake in a moderately hot oven.

Holyhead, Anglesey.

  1. Heat the milk in a saucepan but do not boil. 
  2. Break the bread into a bowl, and pour the eggs, well beaten, and the hot milk over it. 
  3. Add sugar or salt, to taste. 
  4. Cover the bowl with a plate and leave to stand for a few minutes before serving.

Llanfachraeth, Anglesey.

Comments (1)

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Jo
25 December 2021, 02:08
I’m sure my nan used to make this for me when I couldn’t sleep she said it had sleepy powder on it .
I’m sure she called it papsee