This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Boil one pint of Bechamel Sauce with one gill of the fumet of that fish. Reduce by a good quarter, and add two ounces of Gruyere and two ounces of grated Parmesan.
Put the sauce on the fire again for a few minutes, and melt the cheese by stirring with a small whisk. Finish the sauce away from the fire with two ounces of butter added slowly.
 
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