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Turtle Soup, Mock, Egg Balls For

Boil four eggs till they are hard. Put them into cold water, and when they are cold pound the yolks in a mortar with a tea-spoonful of flour, a tea-spoonful of chopped parsley, half a tea-spoonful of salt, and a pinch of cayenne. Moisten the mixture with the yolk of a raw egg. Form it into balls the size of a small nutmeg, throw these into boiling water, let them boil for two minutes, drain them on a sieve, and serve in the soup. Probable cost, 6d. for this quantity. Sufficient, one egg ball should be served to each guest.