Baked pears. Core one dozen pears, but leave the stems on. Put in a pan with half a pint of water and half a pound of sugar, and bake in medium hot oven until soft. Serve either hot or cold, with sauce separate.
Baked peaches. Prick one dozen peaches all over with a fork, and set them close together in a pan. Sprinkle with one-quarter pound of granulated sugar, and add just water enough to cover the bottom of the pan. Bake until soft. Serve cream separate.
Sweetbreads, Lavalière. Prepare some sweetbreads braisé, place on a platter, garnish with peas in butter, and onions glacés. In the gravy put pieces of parboiled salt pork cut in small dices, and cook for ten minutes. Pour over the sweetbreads.
Consommé Allemande. Mix in a bowl three-quarters of a cupful of sifted flour, one-quarter of a cupful of milk, two whole eggs, and a little salt. Let it run through a colander into three pints of boiling consommé, and boil for five minutes.
Consommé Xavier. Same as Consommé Allemande, with the addition of a little chopped chervil just before serving.
Perch au bleu. Put four fresh-killed perch on a platter, and pour a glassful of white wine vinegar over them. Put in a fish kettle on the fire, some water, a handful of salt; and one sliced onion, one carrot, a bay leaf, clove and parsley tied in a bouquet. Boil for five minutes, then add the fish and vinegar, bring to a boil, and then set on side of the range for fifteen minutes. Serve on a napkin garnished with small boiled potatoes, parsley in branches, and lemons cut in half. Serve Hollandaise sauce separate.
Larded tenderloin of beef, Vigo. Lard and roast the tenderloin as given elsewhere. Serve on a platter garnished with stuffed tomatoes, Créole. Cover with its own brown gravy.
Stuffed tomatoes, Créole. Make a rice Créole ([Dec. 23]). Peel four sliced tomatoes, scoop out the insides, season with salt and pepper both inside and out, and fill with the rice. Place on a buttered pan, put a small piece of butter on top of each, and bake in oven for ten minutes, or until the tomatoes are soft. Test with your finger. Serve with tomato sauce around them; or use as a garnish for entrées.