This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Butter a bag thickly. Put into it half a pint of thick tomato catsup and a lump of butter the size of a walnut. Cook in a hot oven for ten minutes. Cut a square from the center of the bag and break in, one by one, four eggs. Cook for three to four minutes. Dish up. Cut away the top of the bag only and serve at once. (350 Fahr.).
 
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