This section is from the book "Philadelphia Cook Book: A Manual Of Home Economies", by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer. Also available from Amazon: Philadelphia Cook Book.
1 pint of cold chopped chicken 1 tablespoonful of butter 1 tablespoonful of chopped parsley
1 pint of milk 1/2 teaspoonful of salt
2 dashes of pepper
1 tablespoonful of flour
3 eggs
1/2, cup of stale bread crumbs
Put the butter into a small saucepan, and, when melted, add the flour, and mix until smooth; then add the milk, stir continually until it boils; add the crumbs; cook one minute. Take from the fire, add salt, pepper, parsley, chicken, and the yolks of the eggs well beaten. Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, stir them into the mixture carefully. Pour into a greased baking-dish, and bake in a quick oven for twenty minutes. Serve immediately, or it will fall
 
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