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Lamb Chops, Versailles

Neatly trim and lightly flatten six nice, tender lamb chops. Mix on a plate a tablespoon oil with half teaspoon salt and two saltspoons white pepper; repeatedly roll the chops in the seasoning and keep on the plate. Peel and wash six heads large fresh mushrooms and place in a frying pan with a tablespoon butter. Season with two saltspoons salt, one saltspoon white pepper, gently fry for five minutes on each side and keep hot. Arrange six thin slices broiled ham on a hot dish, place the chops on broiler, and broil for four minutes on each side. Remove and lay the chops over the slices of ham, arrange the mushrooms over chops, the whole crown-like, one overlapping another; and half an ounce butter to the mushrooms pan, thoroughly heat, squeeze the juice of a half lemon into the butter, adding a half teaspoon freshly chopped parsley, lightly mix, pour over the chops and serve.