1061. BLANQUETTE OF RABBITS, A L'ECARLATE.
Fillet three rabbits, cut off the hindquarters, place them upon an
iron skewer; lay this upon a large sheet of thickly-buttered paper,
season with pepper and salt, and strew upon it some thinly-sliced
carrot, an onion, parsley, thyme, and bay-leaf; wrap the paper round
them, and then tie the skewer upon it, spit and roast them before the
fire for about twenty minutes; then take them up on a dish, and
leave them in the paper till they have become cold; the meat must
next be peeled off, cut into small dice, and made up into croquettes
(No. 1026). Turn the fillets, and place them in a saucepan with a
little clarified butter, pepper and salt, and simmer them in the oven
or over a slow fire for about ten minutes, without allowing them to