This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Garnish a dish with a large tablespoonful of minced onions cooked in butter and unbrowned. Break the eggs over the garnish, sprinkle with a small tablespoonful of dry, grated Parmesan cheese, and cook in a fierce oven so that slight gratin may form as soon as the eggs are done.
 
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