The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

408. INGREDIENTS.--8 eggs, a little flour; seasoning to taste of salt.

_Mode_.--Boil 6 eggs for 20 minutes, strip off the shells, take the yolks and pound them in a mortar. Beat the yolks of the other 2 eggs; add them, with a little flour and salt, to those pounded; mix all well together, and roll into balls. Boil them before they are put into the soup or other dish they may be intended for. _Time_.--20 minutes to boil the eggs. _Average cost_, for this quantity, 8d. _Sufficient_, 2 dozen balls for 1 tureen of soup. EGG SAUCE FOR SALT FISH.