Hares

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Instructions (14)
  1. Cut off the four legs at the first joint.
  2. Raise the skin of the back, and draw it over the hind legs.
  3. Leave the tail whole, draw the skin over the back, and slip out the fore legs.
  4. Cut the skin off the neck and head, but take care to leave the ears on, and mind to skin them.
  5. Take out the liver, lights, &c.
  6. Be sure to draw out the gut with the vent.
  7. Cut the sinews that lie under the hind legs, bring them up to the fore legs.
  8. Put a skewer through the hind leg, then through the fore leg under the joint, run it through the body, and do the same on the other side.
  9. Put another skewer through the thick part of the hind legs and body.
  10. Put the head between the shoulders, and run a skewer through to keep it in its place.
  11. Put a skewer in each ear to make them stand erect.
  12. Tie a string round the middle of the body over the legs to keep them in their place.
Young Fawn
  1. A young fawn must be truffed just in the same manner as hares, except that the ears must be cut off.
Rabbits
  1. Rabbit's must be cared much in the same manner as hares, only observing to cut off the ears close to the head.
Original Text
Hares. HAVING cut off the four legs at the first joint, raise the skin of the back, and draw it over the hind legs. Leave the tail whole, draw the skin over the back, and slip out the fore legs. Cut the skin off the neck and head, but take care to leave the ears on, and mind to skin them. Take out the liver, lights, &c. and be sure to draw out the gut with the vent. Cut the sinews that lie under the hind legs, bring them up to the fore legs, put a skewer through the hind leg, then through the fore leg under the joint, run it through the body, and do the same on the other side. Put another skewer through the thick part of the hind legs and body, put the head between the shoulders, and run a skewer through to keep it in its place. Put a skewer in each ear to make them stand erect, and tie a string round the middle of the body over the legs to keep them in their place. A young fawn must be truffed just in the same manner, except that the ears must be cut off. Rabbit's must be cared much in the same manner as hares, only observing to cut off the ears close to the head.
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