This section is from the book "The Modern Cook: A Practical Guide to the Culinary Art in All Its Branches", by Charles Elme Francatelli. Also available from Amazon: The Modern Cook: A Practical Guide to the Culinary Art in All Its Branches.
Boil the sprouts green, put them into a stewpan with 4oz. of fresh butter, some mignionette-pepper, nutmeg, salt, and lemon-juice, and a ragout-spoonful of Veloute sauce (No. 4); toss the whole well together over a stove-fire until the butter is incorporated with them ; then, dish them up with a border of fleurons, and serve.
 
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