Over43 Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 This egg recipe has shown up in a 1966 issue of LIFE Magazine, not long after Ian Fleming's death as well as two short stories as cited below. Scrambled Eggs James Bond The recipe for Scrambled Eggs James Bond appears in 007 in New York, a short story that was published in the US edition of Thrilling Cities and now found in the recent Penguin reissue of of Octopussy and The Living Daylights. For four individualists:12 fresh eggsSalt and pepper5-6 oz. of fresh butter.Break the eggs into a bowl. Beat thoroughly with a fork and season well. In a small copper (or heavy bottomed saucepan) melt four oz. of the butter. When melted, pour in the eggs and cook over a very low heat, whisking continuously with a small egg whisk.While the eggs are slightly more moist than you would wish for eating, remove the pan from heat, add rest of butter and continue whisking for half a minute, adding the while finely chopped chives or fines herbes.Serve on hot buttered toast in individual copper dishes (for appearance only) with pink champagne (Taittinger) and low music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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