f an hour in salted
water. Put into a baking-pan with two slices of carrot, a slice
of onion, and half a bay-leaf. Pour over it a cupful of boiling
water and two tablespoonfuls of melted butter. Bake for an hour,
basting frequently, and serve with any preferred sauce.

BAKED HALIBUT--IV

Lay a thick piece of halibut into a buttered pan, cover with thin
slices of salt pork, and dredge with salt, pepper, and flour. Cover
the bottom of the pan with boiling water, and bake for an hour.
Baste with the gravy in the pan and melted butter, adding salt,
pepper, and flour as needed. A bay-leaf, a sprig of parsley, two
slices of carrot, and half an onion or a clove of garlic may be
put into the dripping-pan.

BAKED HALIBUT--V

Prepare according to directions given for Baked Halibut--II, seasoning
the gravy with lemon- and onion-juice, celery salt, and half a
cupful of Claret.

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BAKED HALIBUT WITH LOBSTER SAUCE

Put a piece of halibut on a buttered fish sheet, sprinkle with
salt and pepper, and dredge with flour. Cover the bottom of the pan
with water, add a sprig of parsley, a slice of onion, two slices
of carrot, three tablespoonfuls of butter, and a bit of bay-leaf.
Bake for an hour, basting as required, and serve with Lobster Sauce.

BAKED HALIBUT WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Cook together for twenty minutes two cupfuls of tomatoes, one cupful
of water, a slice of onion, three cloves, and a teaspoonful of
sugar. Cook together three tablespoonfuls each of butter and flour,
stir into the hot mixture, and cook until thick. Strain, and pour
half of the sauce around two pounds of halibut placed on a buttered
tin sheet. Bake for thirty-five minutes, basting often. Transfer
to a hot platter and pour the remaining sauce around.

BAKED HALIBUT WITH CREAM

Cover the fish with Cream Sauce, then with crumbs, dot with butter,
and bake.

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BAKED FILLETS OF HALIBUT AU GRATIN

Bake half a dozen fillets of halibut for half an hour, seasoning
with salt and pepper and basting with milk. Cover with a Cream
Sauce to which half a cupful of grated cheese has been added, then
with fried crumbs. Reheat and serve in the same dish.

BAKED HALIBUT STEAKS WITH OYSTERS

Soak two halibut steaks for an hour in a marinade of oil and vinegar.
Lay thin slices of salt pork upon a buttered tin sheet, and spread
thin slices of salt pork upon it. Lay one of the steaks upon the
pork. Dip oysters in melted butter, then in cracker crumbs,