574. Turkey Poults

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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  1. Truss the turkey poults with the legs turned at the knuckle and the feet pressing upon the thighs.
  2. Skin the neck and fix the head under the wing.
  3. Roast them the same as directed for turkeys, about twenty-five minutes or half an hour, according to their size, and in the same modes.
  4. Serve them, one larded and the other barded, with gravy and water-cresses in the dish.
Original Text
574. Turkey Poults.—Turkey poults, so called from being used when about the size of a large pullet, are trussed with the legs turned at the knuckle and the feet pressing upon the thighs, the neck is skinned and the head fixed under the wing; roast them the same as directed for turkeys, about twenty-five minutes or half an hour, according to their size, and in the same modes, but they are usually served, one larded and the other barded, with gravy and water-cresses in the dish.
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