Scotch Woodcock Recipe

Ingredients for Scotch Woodcock Recipe

• 6 hard cooked eggs
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch of paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon anchovy essence or paste
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 1/4 rich milk
• Buttered toast

Instructions

1. Shell and chop the whites of six hard cooked eggs very fine.
2. Rub the yolks to a smooth paste with the butter, salt, paprika, anchovy essence, and cornstarch.
3. Add milk and cook in a double boiler to a thick cream.
4. Spread a layer of the yolk cream over each slice of toast and sprinkle with the chopped whites which have been kept warm over hot water.
5. Pile on a hot platter, pour over the remainder of the sauce, and serve at once.