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Halibut, Aurore

Place three slices fresh halibut of three-quarters of a pound each in a frying pan with half ounce butter, half gill white wine and one gill water. Season with one teaspoon salt and two saltspoons cayenne pepper; cover the fish with a sheet of buttered paper, boil on the range for five minutes, then set in the oven to bake for twenty minutes. Remove, lift up the paper, and with a skimmer take up the fish, place on a hot dish, remove the spinal bones, and keep hot till required.

Heat in a small saucepan three-quarters of an ounce butter, add and stir in two tablespoons flour and heat for one minute. Then strain in the fish liquor, adding half gill hot milk; mix gently until it comes to a boil. Add two finely chopped hard-boiled eggs and boil for a minute longer, lightly mixing with a wooden spoon meanwhile. Pour the sauce over the fish and serve.