This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Ingredients. - Four ounces of vermicelli, two ounces of sugar, or to taste, four eggs, two pints of milk, lemon rind, bay-leaves or other flavoring.
Method. - Boil the milk and flavoring ingredients together, add the vermicelli broken into short pieces, and simmer until tender. Now take out the bay-leaves, or whatever has been used, add the sugar and eggs, mix all lightly together, and pour into a buttered pie-dish. Bake in a moderate oven for about thirty minutes, then serve.
 
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