Thanks to Overtures.org for this recipe and images.
In 1952, the Actor’s Orphanage in the UK published the cookbook, Our Favourite Dish: The Theatre Recipe Book, compiled my Mrs. Prince Littler and edited by Naomi Waters, with over 250 Recipes contributed by members of the British Theatrical Profession.
See Noël Coward’s contribution of his “Warsaw Concerto” below!
Ingredients:
Eggs
Onions
Vinegar
Breadcrumbs
Butter
Seasoning
Cut the onions into thin slices and fry in butter until brown. Add a little vinegar and continue frying from three to five minutes. Grease a fire-proof dish and line with onions.
Slide in the required number of eggs, unbroken, add salt and pepper and cover generously with bread-crumbs.
Dab top with bits of butter and grated cheese. Bake in hot oven for five to six minutes, when eggs should have set.