1.   Allow to cool slightly, then brush top of the cake with Apricot glaze.

2.   Brush the tops of the loaves with cold water, which helps form the crisp crust for which French bread is famous.

3.   Brush top of pie with egg.

4.   When eggplant is done, remove to platter on top of herbs and brush tops with oil once more.

5.   Brush the tops of the two large rectangles with apricot glaze and place one on top of the other.

6.   The next day, brush the top of the cake slightly with a little water.

7.   Brush the top of one semi-circle with apricot glaze and place the other on top to form a half-moon sandwich.

8.   Brush the tops of all the little circles of cake with glaze.

9.   As he moved his flaming torch around the dark hole, the flame, glittering off mica-like crystals, brushed the top of the shaft.