Chapter XX · Entremets (Sweets) · No. 2714
Built upon: No. 2699Pêches Melba
2714—Poires Melba
Poach the pears in a vanilla-flavoured syrup, and proceed as directed under No. 2699, Pêches Melba.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 2714, p. 781. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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