This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
, Beat up an egg with a teaspoonful of made custard, a quarter of a pint of cream or milk and half an ounce of oiled butter. To this add half a pound of grated cheese, season well with salt and cayenne pepper, and mix thoroughly. Turn the whole into a buttered dish and bake gently from twenty to twenty-five minutes.
 
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