This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Ingredients. - Six tablespoonfuls of flour, the yolks of eight eggs, the whites of four eggs, jam or jelly, frying-fat.
Method. - Stir into the flour sufficient boiling water (about one gill) to form a stiff smooth paste. Let it cool, then break in the eggs, and beat thoroughly. Fill a dessertspoonful with the mixture, form a cavity, fill it with jam or jelly, and afterwards cover completely with the mixture. Fry in hot fat, drain well, and serve immediately.
 
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