Rabbit to taste like Hare

New system of domestic cookery, forme... · Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby · 1806
Source
New system of domestic cookery, formed upon principles of economy, and adapted to the use of private families
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Ingredients (3)
Instructions (9)
  1. Choose a young full grown rabbit.
  2. Hang it, with the skin on, two or three days.
  3. Skin the rabbit.
  4. Lay the rabbit unwashed in a seasoning of black and Jamaica peppers, in fine powder.
  5. Put some port wine into the dish.
  6. Baste the rabbit occasionally with the seasoning and port wine for forty hours.
  7. Stuff and roast it as hare.
  8. Serve with the same sauce as hare.
  9. Do not wash off the liquor that it lay in before serving.
Original Text
To make Rabbit taste much like Hare. Choose a young full grown one: hang it, with the skin on, two or three days: skin, and lay it unwashed in a seasoning of black and Jamaica peppers, in fine powder, putting some port wine into the dish, and baste it occasionally for forty hours: 93then stuff and roast it as hare, and with the same sauce. Do not wash off the liquor that it lay in.
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