Sole Alice

Sole Alice, one of the innumerable recipes Escoffier named for celebrities, honors Princess Alice of Athlone, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. The cooking is completed in a chafing dish at the table.

Have ready an excellent fish stock, concentrated and very pale.- Trim the sole; place it in a special heatproof earthenware dish, with the base buttered, and poach it gently. At the right moment send it to the dining room with a plate on which