onions shred very fine, 1 lettuce cut small, chervil, 1/4 pint of
asparagus cut small, 1/4 pint of peas, 2 oz. butter, the yolks of 4
eggs, 1/2 pint of cream, salt to taste, 1 lump of sugar, 2 quarts of
stock No. 105.
_Mode_.--Put the vegetables in the butter to stew gently for an hour
with a teacupful of stock; then add the remainder of the stock, and
simmer for another hour. Now beat the yolks of the eggs well, mix with
the cream (previously boiled), and strain through a hair sieve. Take the
soup off the fire, put the eggs, &c. to it, and keep stirring it well.
Bring it to a boil, but do not leave off stirring, or the eggs will
curdle. Season with salt, and add the sugar.
_Time_.--24 hours. _Average cost_, 1s. 9d. per quart.
_Seasonable_ from May to August.
_Sufficient_ for 8 persons.
CHERVIL.--Although the roots of this plant are poisonous, its
leaves are tender, and are used in salads. In antiquity it made
a relishing dish, when prepared with oil, wine, and gravy. It is
a native of various parts of Europe; and the species cultivated
in the gardens of Paris, has beautifully frizzled leaves.
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