Baked Pike

Baked pike is best served with parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs and lemon sprinkled over it.

Scale and clean a pike, cut it into slices and place it in a bakingdish; put in some slices of onion, two bay leaves, a piece of butter, some pepper and salt, and one-half pint of sour cream. Bake it for twenty-five minutes in a brisk oven, basting often with the cream. Strew some breadcrumbs and grated Parmesan cheese over the fish, and brown it under a salamander. Place the slices of fish on a hot dish, pour some broth in the baking dish, add some lemon juice, salt and pepper, stir it for a minute or two on the fire, then pour it over the fish and serve.