Pigeons

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791

Source: The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
Time: Cook: 15 min Total: 15 min
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (9)

pigeons ↝ Squab, (pigeon), meat only, raw [Poultry Products]
good melted butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little broccoli ↝ Broccoli, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
melted butter and parsley in boats ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
melted butter and parsley in boats ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
bacon ↝ Beef, bacon, cooked [Bacon]
greens ↝ Green beans, raw [String beans]
spinach ↝ Spinach, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
asparagus ↝ Asparagus, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]

Instructions (7)

When you draw your pigeons, be careful to take out the craw as clean as possible.
Wash them in several waters.
Having cut off the pinions, turn their legs under their wings.
Let them boil very slowly a quarter of an hour, and they will be sufficiently done.
Dish them up, and pour over them good melted butter.
Lay round the dish a little broccoli, and serve them up with melted butter and parsley in boats.
They should be boiled by themselves, and may be eaten with bacon, greens, spinach, or asparagus.

Original Text

Pigeons.
WHEN you draw your pigeons, be careful to take out
the craw as clean as possible. Wash them in several
waters, and having cut off the pinions, turn their legs
under
under their wings. Let them boil very slowly a quarter
of an hour, and they will be sufficiently done. Dish
them up, and pour over them good melted butter: lay
round the dish a little broccoli, and serve them up with
melted butter and parsley in boats.---They should be
boiled by themselves, and may be eaten with bacon,
greens, spinach, or asparagus.

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