This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Select firm, medium-sized tomatoes, and cut them into thin slices. Put them into a dish with salt, pepper, oil, and a few drops of vinegar, and leave to marinade for twenty minutes. Then arrange on a hors-d'oeuvre dish, garnishing the border with thin rings of onion.
 
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