Tomatoes, shallot, butter, bread crumbs, ham, parsley, sweet herbs, pepper, salt and toast.

Dip some tomatoes in hot water, peel them, cut them in halves and remove the pips; rub a baking-sheet with shallot, butter it well, and lay the tomatoes in it, filling each half with the following composition: Two parts bread crumbs, 1 part ham finely minced, and, according to taste, parsley and sweet herbs also finely minced, and pepper and salt. Put a small piece of butter on each half tomato, and bake them 15 minutes. Have ready some round pieces of buttered toast; on each of these put a half tomato, and serve.