This section is from the book "Mrs. Charles H. Gibson's Maryland And Virginia Cook Book", by Charles H. Gibson. Also available from Amazon: Mrs. Charles H. Gibson's Maryland And Virginia Cook Book.
One pound of sweetbreads, five mushrooms, one tablespoonful of flour, one tablespoonful of butter, one-half pint of cream; parboil the sweetbreads as directed, pick them to pieces, rejecting all the fine membranes; chop rather fine; also the mushrooms. Melt the butter; when melted, add the flour, mix until smooth; add the milk, stir constantly until it boils, add the mushrooms and sweetbreads, stir over the steam of the teakettle for five minutes, add one-half teaspoonful of salt, and a dash of white pepper, serve in silver shells or little paper cases.
 
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