Peel the onions and boil them till tender in boiling salted water. Drain and place them in a buttered casserole; pour in the milk mixed with the tapioca, then add the butter, parsley, salt and pepper. Bake in the oven for half an hour. Serve in the casserole.

BAKED PARSNIPS

Peel and wash the parsnips and cut them in two lengthways. Steam them for one hour. Remove them from the fire, put them into a buttered earthenware dish, sprinkle with salt and pepper, pour the melted butter over them, and set in the oven to bake slowly till perfectly tender and brown.

BEANS WITH ONIONS

Melt the butter in a fireproof dish, then fry the onion in it till a light brown color, sprinkle in the flour, salt and pepper, then stir in the cooked beans and the water or stock.

Bake till thoroughly hot and serve with roast meat.

BRAISED ONIONS