This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Allow one egg for each person and take half the weight in butter and one-third of the weight in grated cheese. Thoroughly beat the eggs and then mix well with the cheese and butter, flavoring with pepper and salt. Cook in an earthenware pot or an enameled saucepan until the mixture is quite thick, and pour it into a deep dish before serving. A little chopped parsley may be added to this dish.
 
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