361. Capon or Poulard roasted

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (6)
for roasting
for serving
Instructions (7)
  1. Prepare it as you would a turkey.
  2. Stuff it with the same kind of stuffing used for turkey.
  3. Tie over the breast a large slice of fat bacon, about a quarter of an inch thick, and two sheets of paper.
  4. Ten minutes before being done, remove the paper and bacon.
  5. Dredge it.
  6. Put a piece of butter on it, so that it is of a nice color.
  7. Dish it up very hot with a gravy like the roast turkey.
Original Text
361. Capon or Poulard roasted.—Prepare it as you would a turkey, and it may be stuffed with the same kind of stuffing, tie over the breast a large slice of fat bacon, about a quarter of an inch thick, and two sheets of paper; ten minutes before being done, remove the paper and bacon, dredge it, and put a piece of butter on it, so that it is of a nice color, dish it up very hot with a gravy like the roast turkey.
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