To Broil Rabbits

Original Recipe

When you have cased the rabbits, skewer them with their heads straight up, the fore-legs brought down, and the hind-legs straight; boil them three quarters of an hour at least, then smother them with onion sauce, made the same as for boiled ducks, and serve them up.

Ingredients

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  • cased rabbits
  • onion sauce

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Required Gear

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Pot for boiling
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Skewers

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Instructions

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    When you have cased the rabbits, skewer them with their heads straight up, the fore-legs brought down, and the hind-legs straight; boil them three quarters of an hour at least, then smother them with onion sauce, made the same as for boiled ducks, and serve them up.

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Recipe by Mary Randolph from The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook (1824)