ROAST HARE [38]

High-class cookery made easy · Hart, J., Mrs. · 1880
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High-class cookery made easy
Time
Cook: 120 min Total: 120 min
Status
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Ingredients (13)
Instructions (9)
  1. Soak and wash the hare in cold water, and dry on a clean towel.
  2. Make a stuffing of bread-crumbs, chopped parsley, one ounce of beef suet, part of the liver boiled and finely chopped, pepper and salt, one egg and a little ketchup.
  3. Stuff the hare.
  4. Truss by placing the hind and fore legs flat against the sides.
  5. Set the head back to rest on the shoulders.
  6. Stick a trussing needle through the head of the hare, to keep back the head.
  7. Baste with butter and sweet milk.
  8. Cook for two hours.
  9. Serve with a gravy and red currant jelly.
Original Text
ROAST HARE. Hare should be kept for a week before roasting. Soak and wash in cold water, and dry on a clean towel. Make a stuffing of bread-crumbs, chopped parsley, one ounce of beef suet, part of the liver boiled and finely chopped, pepper and salt, one egg and a little ketchup. Stuff the hare; truss by placing the hind and fore legs flat against the sides; set the head back to rest on the shoulders; stick a trussing needle through the head of the hare, to keep back the head; baste with butter and sweet milk. Cook for two hours; serve with a gravy and red currant jelly. [38]
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