To Fry Egg Plant.

Cut them in slices half an inch thick; sprinkle them with salt, and let
them stand a few minutes to extract the bitter taste; wash them in cold
water, and wipe them dry; season with salt and pepper; dip them in
flour, and fry them in butter.

Another way of cooking them is to cut them in thin slices, and bake them
on a bake-iron that is hot enough to bake cakes.