egg Benedict

English

Noun

egg Benedict (plural eggs Benedict)

1. singular of eggs Benedict
   • 1917 November 11, Theodore Dreiser, edited by Thomas P. Riggio, James L. W. West III, and Neda M. Westlake, American Diaries, 1902-1926, Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania Press, published 1982, →ISBN, page 204:

     Cost $1.55, with tip, for coffee and rolls for two, a bowl of oatmeal for her and one egg Benedict for me.

   • 1973 June 25, Midland Cooperator, volume 41, number 13, Superior, Wis., page 13:

     Some of the recipes included in the folder are “One Egg Benedict” and “All-at-once Spaghetti.”

   • 1987, Johna Blinn, Quick & Delicious Cooking for Two, New York, N.Y.: Baronet Books, Playmore Inc., Publishers and Waldman Publishing Corp., page 16:

     One-Egg Benedict with Sour Cream Hollandaise Sauce / Serves 1 / 1 toasted buttered English muffin half / 1 slice Canadian bacon, grilled / 1 poached egg / 2 tablespoons Sour Cream Hollandaise Sauce

   • 1999 July 27, SPotter614, “FWIW: My 1st and last Carnival cruise”, in rec.travel.cruises (Usenet):

     I ordered eggs benedict - I got ONE egg benedict!

   • 2000, Starlet: Biographies, Filmographies, TV Credits and Photos of 54 Famous and Not So Famous Leading Ladies of the Sixties, Jefferson, N.C., London: McFarland Classics, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, →ISBN, page 193:

     She drove an Italian sportscar and lunched on one egg Benedict […]

   • 2001, Carl Walker, Brennan’s of Houston in Your Kitchen, Albany, Tex., New York, N.Y.: Bright Sky Press, →ISBN, page 75:

     We take one Egg Sardou, pair it with one Egg Benedict, and entice our guests with a dynamic breakfast duo — Eggs Brennan.

   • 2010 spring, Feast: The Guardian Guide to Bay Area Food and Drink, page 9:

     At Chow, you can order one egg benedict and one pancake, accompanied by one cup of coffee and one wine mojito.