110 SOME EGG RECIPES. 
POACHED EGGS. 
“ Eoges well poched are better than roasted. 
They (egges) be most holesome whan they be 
poched.” sir T. Eyor. 
“So they be potched or rare boyled, they 
need no preparation or mixture.” 
FRANCIS BACON. 
“ A couple of poached eggs with a few, fine, 
dry fried collops of pure bacon, are not bad for 
breakfast or to begin a meal.” 
Sir KENELM DieBy.— Closet of Cookery, 1669. 
Eggs cooked in this fashion are sometimes 
called dropped eggs, while scrambled eggs are 
often said to be poached. 
The word poach comes from the same root 
as pocket, meaning literally to pierce or invade. 
Hence a poached egg is one where the shell is 
pierced and the egg taken out before boiling. 
“Some outlandish bishop, not aware that he 
had finished his poached eggs, went on calmly 
