Of Hare, Leveret, and Rabbit

The Art Of Cookery · Hannah Glasse · 1747
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  1. To determine if hare is fresh and clean killed, it will be whitish and stiff. If stale, the flesh will be blackish in the moist parts, and the body limber.
  2. To determine if a hare is old or young: If the clift in her lip is open very much, and her claws wide and ragged, she is old. The contrary indicates she is young.
  3. If the hare be young, the ears will tear like a piece of brown paper; if old, dry and tough.
  4. To identify a fat leveret, feel on the kidneys near the roots. If there be a small knob or knots, it is right; if not, it is a hare.
  5. For the rest, observe as in a hare to determine the condition of a leveret.
  6. A rabbit, if stale, will be limber and slimy. If new, it will be white and stiff.
  7. To determine if a rabbit is old or young: If old, her claws are very long and rough, and the wool is mottled with grey hairs. If young, the claws and wool are smooth.
Original Text
Of Hare, Leveret, and Rabbit. Hare will be whitiſh and ſtiff, if new and clean killed; if stale, the fleſh blackiſh in the moiſt parts, and the body limber: if the clift in her lip is open very much, and her claws wide and ragged ſhe is old, and the contrary young: If the hare be young, the ears will tear like a piece of brown paper; if old, dry and tuff. To know a fat leveret, feel on the kidneys near the roots, and if there be a ſmall knob or knots, it is right; if not, it is a hare: For the reſt obſerve as in a hare. A rabbit, if stale, will be limber and flimy, if new, white and ſtiff; if old, her claws are very long and rough, the wool mottled with grey hairs; if young, the claws and wool ſmooth.
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