This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Take four hard-boiled eggs, peel carefully and dip them in batter. Fry until brown, then dip and fry again, and continue the process till the eggs are twice their usual size. They may then be placed upon a puree of spinach or other green vegetable, or they may be served with tomato sauce.
 
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