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Stewed Pigeons

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Stewed Pigeons

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Dress the pigeons and tie down the wings and legs.

  2. Attach a small piece of bacon to the breast of each bird.

  3. Place a slice or two of bacon in the bottom of a kettle.

  4. Carefully lay the pigeons on top of the bacon.

  5. Cover with stock and seal the kettle tightly.

  6. Simmer slowly until the pigeons are tender.

  7. Serve the pigeons on toast.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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