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(1) Wrap about lib. of Coulibiac paste in a cloth, put it in a warm place, and let it remain for about fifteen hours. No sugar should be used with this paste. Turn it out on to a board, roll it out into a square about jin. in thickness, and cut it in halves. Put one-half on a well-buttered bakingsheet, cover it over first with a layer of well-boiled rice, then finely-chopped hard-boiled eggs, and lastly an eel cut up into small pieces. Dredge over a little ground spice, chopped herbs, and salt and pepper, cover over with the remaining half of the paste, fastening the edges together, form it into the shape of a ball as nearly as possible, put it into a moderate oven, and bake until done. Take it out, and serve hot on a dish. (2) Put two cabbages well washed, cleaned, and chopped very fine into a saucepan of water, and add Jib. of butter, salt and pepper to taste. Cut two large onions into small pieces and fry but not to brown them, and put them also into the saucepan with the cabbage. Place the saucepan on the fire, and when the cabbages are well done and quite tender put them out on a dish and let them get cold ; then mix in six eggs boiled hard and chopped very fine. Next take 8oz. of Coulibiac paste and roll half of it out on to a baking-sheet, making it quite square. Spread over this the mixture in a thick layer, cover over with the remainder of the paste, and secure the edges by pressing them well together; brush the top over with a little egg, mark it with a knife into small squares, and bake in a good hot oven. When done, cut it into the squares previously marked, and serve as hot as possible. (3) Put 4 table-spoonfuls of cooked fine herbs into a basin with a veal-kidney cut into thin slices, mix well, and season to taste. Cut into halves two boiled calf’s brains, dust them over with salt and pepper, and sprinkle over with more cooked fine herbs. Have ready a rolled-out flat of Coulibiac paste, in the centre put a layer of boiled rice, having the grains separate and dry, cover this with a layer of chopped hard-boiled eggs mixed up with minced parsley, cover over again with the brains and kidney, and lastly with more rice. The total quantity required of the latter will be about 10oz. Fold over the edges of the paste to entirely close it, turn it over on to a baking-sheet, lifting with a cloth, let it remain in a warm place for about twenty minutes, brush over the surface with melted butter, sprinkle it liberally with breadcrumbs, and bake in a moderate oven for about an hour. Take it out, put it on a dish, and serve with Madeira sauce in a sauceboat. See Fig. 534. Coulibiac — continued.