This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Boil one pint of poultry or veal stock (according to the nature of the dish the gravy is intended for). Thicken by means of three-quarters ounce of fecule, diluted cold, with a little water or gravy, and pour this into the boiling gravy, being careful to stir briskly.
 
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