The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

253. INGREDIENTS.--1 lb. of eels, a little chopped parsley, 1 shalot;

grated nutmeg; pepper and salt to taste; the juice of 1/2 a lemon, small quantity of forcemeat, 1/4 pint of béchamel (see Sauces); puff paste. _Mode_.--Skin and wash the eels, cut them into pieces 2 inches long, and line the bottom of the pie-dish with forcemeat. Put in the eels, and sprinkle them with the parsley, shalots, nutmeg, seasoning, and lemon-juice, and cover with puff-paste. Bake for 1 hour, or rather more; make the béchamel hot, and pour it into the pie. _Time_.--Rather more than 1 hour. _Seasonable_ from August to March. COLLARED EEL.