Hot Baked Grapefruit

• 2 grapefruit
• 4 dessertspoons medium dry or sweet sherry
• Demerara sugar

Cut the grapefruit in half horizontally, and, using a grapefruit knife, loosen the segments. Discard the pips and cut the centre core from each half. Arrange the grapefruit close together in a baking or roasting tin. Spoon the sherry into each grapefruit, sprinkle liberally with Demerara sugar and place a small nut of butter on top of each half.

Place in the centre of a hot oven (400°F,