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Eggs with cress

A simple cold starter from Erken's Stor kokebok 1914: stripes of chopped hard-boiled egg, cress, and finely sliced smoked herring, salmon, tongue, or ham arranged side by side on a dish.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 440 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A simple arrangement from the chapter "Salads, omelets, intermediate courses" in Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914). The dish is a decorative starter set up in stripes, in which leftovers of smoked fish or meat could be used.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Boil the eggs

    Boil the eggs hard, cool them, peel, and chop them finely.

  2. 2

    Cut the cold cuts

    Cut the smoked herring, smoked salmon, tongue, or ham into small strips.

  3. 3

    Arrange

    First lay a stripe of chopped egg on the dish, then a stripe of cress, and finally a stripe of the finely sliced smoked fish or the salted, smoked meat.

Changes from the original

Quantities are estimated, as the original gives no measures. Modern units and spelling are used in the ingredient list and method; otherwise unchanged.

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Tidsmaskin – hva endret seg?

Velg to utgaver og se hva Henriette Schønberg Erken la til, fjernet eller endret mellom dem.

1914 (korrekturlest, s. 440)1949 (korrekturlest, s. 497)~38% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til
haardkokt, Egg med karse. Eggerøre med hårdkokt, hakket egg karse røket sild, røkelaks, tunge eller skinke. Paa fatet lægges legges først en stripe egg, derefter en stripe karse og derefter en stripe røket sild, laks eller saltet, røket kjøt, smaat opskaaret. kjøtt, smått opskåret.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I arrange the presentation?
On a dish, the food is laid in stripes: first a stripe of hard-boiled, chopped egg, then a stripe of cress, and finally a stripe of finely sliced smoked herring, smoked salmon, tongue, or ham. Repeat the pattern across the dish if you like.
Can I swap out the smoked herring?
Yes. The recipe itself mentions smoked herring, smoked salmon, tongue, or ham – that is, salted or smoked meat or fish, finely sliced.
How long does the dish take?
Expect around 25 minutes in all for 4 servings, most of it spent hard-boiling and chopping the eggs before laying up the arrangement.
Where does the recipe come from?
It is taken from Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" from 1914, page 440, in the chapter on salads, omelets, and intermediate courses.

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