Pigeons in a Pie-Dish

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
Source
The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (8)
For the pigeons
For the batter
Instructions (8)
  1. Pick, draw, and wash four young pigeons.
  2. Stick their legs in their bellies as you do boiled pigeons.
  3. Season them with pepper, salt, and beaten mace.
  4. Put into the belly of each pigeon a lump of butter the size of a walnut.
  5. Lay your pigeons in a pie-dish.
  6. Pour over them a batter made of three eggs, two spoonsful of flour, and half a pint of good milk.
  7. Bake them in a moderate oven.
  8. Serve them to table in the same dish.
Original Text
PICK, draw, and wash four young pigeons, stick their legs in their bellies as you do boiled pigeons, and season them with pepper, salt, and beaten mace. Put into the belly of each pigeon a lump of butter the size of a walnut. Lay your pigeons in a pie-dish, pour over them a batter made of three eggs, two spoonsful of flour, and half a pint of good milk. Bake them in a moderate oven, and serve them to table in the same dish.
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