nd crumbs, and fry in deep fat.

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EIGHTY WAYS TO COOK HALIBUT

BROILED HALIBUT--I

Cut into steaks, dust with salt and pepper, cover with melted butter,
and let stand for half an hour. Dredge with flour and broil. Serve
with a garnish of sliced lemon and parsley.

BROILED HALIBUT--II

Freshen salt halibut for an hour or two in cold water, drain, season
with pepper, and wrap each slice in tough paper well buttered,
twisting the ends. Broil for eight minutes. Take from the papers
and serve with any preferred sauce.

BROILED HALIBUT--III

Season with salt and pepper and broil on a buttered gridiron over
a clear fire. Serve with plenty of melted butter.

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BROILED HALIBUT--IV

Sprinkle halibut steaks with salt, rub thoroughly with melted butter
and broil until brown. Garnish with lemon and parsley.

BROILED HALIBUT--V

Rub halibut steaks with olive-oil and lemon-juice, and broil over
a clear fire. Season with pepper and salt and serve with melted
butter.

BROILED HALIBUT A LA BOSTON

Broil one side of halibut steaks until heated through, then turn,
and spread the other side with a paste of butter, flour, chopped
onion, and tomato pulp. Cook until brown and serve with the crust
side up.

HALIBUT A LA RAREBIT

Sprinkle two halibut steaks with salt and pepper, brush with melted
butter, and bake until done. Arrange on a platter, pour over a
Welsh rarebit, and serve.

HALIBUT A LA MAJESTIC

Skin and bone halibut steaks, and cut into fillets. Lay in a buttered
baking-dish, spread with butter, and add a wineglassful of white
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wine, and a little boiling water. Cover with buttered paper, and
set into a hot oven until cooked. Take the pan out, cover the fish
with a layer of sweet Spanish peppers, spread with Cream Sauce,
sprinkle with crumbs and grated cheese, dot with butter, and brown
in a hot oven. Serve in the same dish.

HALIBUT A LA CONANT

In a buttered baking-pan put three thin slices of fat salt pork,
three slices of onion and a bit of bay-leaf. On top of these lay a
halibut steak and spread over it one tablespoonful each of butter
and flour blended together. Cover with buttered cracker crumbs and
small strips of salt pork, and bake for twenty minutes. Garnish
with lemon and parsley.

HALIBUT A LA MAITRE D'HOTEL

Soak two halibut steaks for an hour in lemon-juice, seasoned with
salt, pepper, and minced parsley. Mix together two tablespoonfuls
of butter, on