2681—Fraises Lérina

Take a small black melon of Carmes; open it by cutting out a bung-shaped piece containing the stalk, and remove all its seeds. Then cut out all the pulp, by means of a dessert-spoon, and sprinkle it with powdered sugar.

Macerate the required number of strawberries in Lérina liqueur.

Garnish the inside of the melon with these strawberries and the withdrawn pulp; close the melon by replacing the bung cut out at the start, and keep in a refrigerator for two hours, surrounded by ice.

Dish on a napkin at the last moment.