Roast Pigeons

Original Recipe

Pigeons lose their flavor by being kept more than a day after they are killed. They may be prepared and roasted or broiled the same as chickens; they will require from twenty to thirty minutes' cooking. Make a gravy of the giblets or not, season it with pepper and salt, and add a little flour and butter.

Ingredients

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  • 1 day after they are killed
  • 1 gravy of the giblets or not
  • 1 little flour and butter

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Pigeons lose their flavor by being kept more than a day after they are killed.

  2. 2

    They may be prepared and roasted or broiled the same as chickens; they will require from twenty to thirty minutes' cooking.

  3. 3

    Make a gravy of the giblets or not, season it with pepper and salt, and add a little flour and butter.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)