The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
February 9th : SOUP LORRAINE
Beat up a pound of blanched almonds in a mortar, with a small quantity of water ; add to this the yolks of four eggs boiled hard, and the white meat of a cold roast fowl.
Pound these ingredients well together, seasoning with salt, mace , and nutmeg , to your taste. Let the above be boiled over a slow fire in three quarts of strong veal broth, perfectly free from fat.
This soup is fit for table when it has become the thickness of cream .