The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

149. INGREDIENTS.--1/2 a pint of green peas, if in season, a little

chervil, 2 shredded lettuces, 2 onions, a very small bunch of parsley, 2 oz. of butter, the yolks of 3 eggs, 1 pint of water, seasoning to taste, 2 quarts of stock No. 105. _Mode_.--Put in a very clean stewpan the chervil, lettuces, onions, parsley, and butter, to 1 pint of water, and let them simmer till tender. Season with salt and pepper; when done, strain off the vegetables, and put two-thirds of the liquor they were boiled in to the stock. Beat up the yolks of the eggs with the other third, give it a toss over the fire, and at the moment of serving, add this, with the vegetables which you strained off, to the soup. _Time_.--3/4 of an hour. _Average cost_, 1s. per quart. _Seasonable_ from May to October. _Sufficient_ for 8 persons. RICE SOUP. I.