Small Birds in Savoury JELLY

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
Source
The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Ingredients (3)
jelly
Instructions (12)
  1. Take eight small birds, with their heads and feet on.
  2. Put a good lump of butter in them and sew up their vents.
  3. Put them in a jug.
  4. Cover it close with a cloth.
  5. Set them in a kettle of boiling water till they are enough.
  6. Drain them.
  7. Make your jelly as before.
  8. Put a little into a bason.
  9. When it is set lay in three birds with their breasts down.
  10. Cover them with the jelly.
  11. When it is set put the other five with the heads in the middle.
  12. Fill up your bowl with jelly as before, and turn it out the same way.
Original Text
Small Birds in Savoury JELLY. TAKE eight small birds, with their heads and feet on, put a good lump of butter in them and sew up their vents, put them in a jug, cover it close with a cloth, set them in a kettle of boiling water till they are enough, drain them, make your jelly as before, put a little into a bason, when it is set lay in three birds with their breasts down, cover them with the jelly, when it is set put the other five with the heads in the middle, fill up your bowl with jelly as before, and turn it out the same way.
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