Boiled Pigeons

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
Source
The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
Time
Cook: 90 min Total: 90 min
Status
success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (8)
Instructions (9)
  1. Season pigeons properly with pepper and salt.
  2. Take a large piece of butter and make a puff-paste.
  3. Roll each pigeon in a piece of the puff-paste.
  4. Tie the paste-wrapped pigeons in a cloth, ensuring the paste does not break.
  5. Boil the pigeons in a good deal of water for an hour and a half.
  6. Carefully untie the pigeons, being cautious that the paste does not break.
  7. Pour a little good gravy into a serving dish.
  8. Place the pigeons in the gravy.
  9. Serve immediately.
Original Text
WHEN you have seasoned your pigeons properly with pepper and salt, take a large piece of butter, make a puff-paste, and roll each pigeon in a piece of it. Tie them in a cloth, so that the paste does not break, and boil them in a good deal of water. When they have boiled an hour and an half, untie them, but with particular caution that they do not break. Pour a little good gravy into your dish, lay the pigeons in it, and serve them up. They will eat exceeding nice, and yield a deal of sauce, when cut up, of an agreeable relish.
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