Baked Pike

Scale and clean a pike, cut it into slices and place itin 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.