No. 150 Mushrooms Baked
1 dozen mushrooms.
1 ounce butter.
2 tablespoonsful water.
Pepper and salt.
Peel the mushrooms, removing part of the stalks, and lay them (stalks upwards) in a flat baking tin or dish containing the water; place a small piece of the butter in the centre of each mushroom, pepper and salt them to taste; cover them, and bake in a moderate oven for twenty or thirty minutes. Serve very hot.
Note.—Great care must be taken that the mushrooms are quite free from insects before cooking.