To boil Pigeons

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784

Source: The Experienced English Housekeeper
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (5)

pigeons ↝ Squab, (pigeon), meat only, raw [Poultry Products]
good melted butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
brocoli ↝ Broccoli, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (3)

Scald your pigeons, draw them, take the craw clean out, wash them in several waters, cut off the pinions, turn the legs under the wings, dredge them, and put them in soft cold water.
Boil them very slowly a quarter of an hour.
Dish them up, pour over them good melted butter, lay round them a little brocoli in bunches, and send parsley and butter in a boat.

Original Text

To boil Pigeons.
SCALD your pigeons, draw them, take the craw clean out, wash them in several waters, cut off the pinions, turn the legs under the wings, dredge them, and put them in soft cold water, boil them very slowly a quarter of an hour, dish them up, pour over them good melted butter, lay round them a little brocoli in bunches, and send parsley and butter in a boat.

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