Take them out and pound them in a mortar with rather more than a tablespoonful of oil; heat this on the fire in a stew-pan, after adding some pepper and salt.

Beat up an egg, and stir this in with the oil and garlic till the mixture gets thick.

Arrange some slices of hard-boiled eggs--four eggs would be sufficient--pour this mixture in the centre, and serve.
EGGS WITH MUSHROOMS .-- Take half a pint of button mushrooms and, if fresh, peel them and throw them instantly into water made acid with lemon-juice, in order that they may not turn a bad colour.

In the meantime slice up a good-sized Spanish onion, and fry the onion in a little butter.

As soon as the onion is a little tender, chop up and add the mushrooms.