Teenage Scramble is one of those old-fashioned recipes that sounds strange until you realize exactly who it was made for: hungry teenagers. This simple egg-based scramble comes from vintage cookbooks where breakfast needed to be fast, filling, and affordable. It’s not fancy, but it does the job — and it’s the kind of recipe that stuck around because it worked.
(Some families also served this as a quick supper, but it was especially handy in the mornings when a big appetite met a short amount of time.)
Ingredients
Method
- In a skillet brown ground beef and onions. Add mushrooms and spinach. Stirring frequently.
- Gradually add beaten eggs to the skillet. Mix to combine.
- Salt and pepper to taste, once the eggs are cook through.
Adapted from Ground Beef Cookbook, (Favorite Recipes of Home Economics Teachers), Favorite Recipes Press 1983.
Fork Rating🍴
This is a no-frills, filling scramble. It’s not fancy, but it’s warm, fast, and satisfying — especially when you’ve got hungry teens at the table.
Fork Fact
In older cookbooks, recipes like Teenage Scramble were often listed without a strict meal category. Egg dishes regularly showed up for breakfast, supper, or whatever meal needed to be made quickly, especially in homes with big appetites and limited budgets.
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