Vol-au-Vent Patties

Roll out a piece of puff paste to about one-fourth inch in thickness, cut out some
rounds with a tin cutter about two and one-half inches in diameter, then take a
smaller cutter, about one and one-half inches in diameter, and cut nearly, but
not quite through, in the center of each one ; put them on a baking-dish and bake
in a quick oven. The paste rises, and the inside becomes a lid that may be lifted
out with the point of a knife. Trim off the surplus paste from the inside, fill them
with whatever has been prepared for them, put the lids on and decorate with a sprig
of parsley.