This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Take three hard-boiled eggs, cut them in half and remove the yolks, and pound these together with a tiny taste of shallot, chopped parsley, seasoning and butter. Fill the whites with the mixture and keep them hot. Make some nice white sauce, pour over the eggs, and serve.
 
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