This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Mince finely any odds and ends of cold mutton, and mix it with an equal quantity of boiled rice, adding the yolk of an egg and sufficient milk to form a thick paste. Season to taste and fill a number of lettuce leaves with the mixture, rolling each carefully. After simmering in a little stock or water for half an hour, drain and arrange them on a dish, and pour over them a sauce made of yolk of egg beaten in milk, with a little parsley and lemon juice.
 
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