563. Snipes à la minute

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (12)
Instructions (11)
  1. Put a quarter of a pound of butter into a stewpan.
  2. Lay six snipes, breasts downwards, over the butter.
  3. Add a spoonful of chopped onions, the same of chopped parsley, a little grated nutmeg, half a teaspoonful of salt, and a saltspoonful of white pepper.
  4. Set the stewpan over a brisk fire for seven to ten minutes (according to the size of the birds), stirring them round continually.
  5. Add the juice of one lemon, two glasses of sherry, the same of broth, and a spoonful of finely-grated crust of bread.
  6. Let the whole simmer a few minutes longer.
  7. Dress the birds upon a dish.
  8. Stir the sauce well together.
  9. Pour the sauce over the snipes.
  10. Serve.
  11. Add a little glaze for improvement.
Original Text
563. Snipes à la minute.—Put a quarter of a pound of butter into a stewpan, over which lay six snipes, breasts downwards, add a spoonful of chopped onions, the same of chopped parsley, a little grated nutmeg, half a teaspoonful of salt, and a saltspoonful of white pepper; set the stewpan over a brisk fire for seven or ten minutes (according to the size of the birds), stirring them round continually; then add the juice of one lemon, two glasses of sherry, the same of broth, and a spoonful of finely-grated crust of bread; let the whole simmer a few minutes longer, dress the birds upon a dish, stir the sauce well together, pour it over the snipes, and serve; a little glaze is an improvement.
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