Roast Teal

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Yield
2.0 for a dish
Status
success · extracted 14 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (3)
Instructions (3)
  1. Choose fat plump birds, after the frost has set in, as they are generally better flavoured; truss them in the same manner as wild duck, No. 1022; roast them before a brisk fire, and keep them well basted.
  2. Serve with brown or orange gravy, water-cresses, and a cut lemon.
  3. The remains of teal make excellent hash.
Original Text
ROAST TEAL. 1048. INGREDIENTS.—Teal, butter, a little flour. Mode.—Choose fat plump birds, after the frost has set in, as they are generally better flavoured; truss them in the same manner as wild duck, No. 1022; roast them before a brisk fire, and keep them well basted. Serve with brown or orange gravy, water-cresses, and a cut lemon. The remains of teal make excellent hash. Time.—From 9 to 15 minutes. Average cost, 1s. each; but seldom bought. Sufficient,—2 for a dish. Seasonable from October to February.
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