Broiled Squabs

Ingredients

• eight squabs
• two eggs
• an ounce of melted butter
• a pinch of salt
• a pinch of pepper
• bread-crumbs

Method

1. 1

   Clean and wash the squabs, split and flatten them.

2. 2

   Beat eggs, mix with melted butter, salt, and pepper, spread over squabs, sprinkle with bread-crumbs, and broil until well colored.

As published

This recipe was extracted from French dishes for American tables (1886) by Caron, Pierre, page 51. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Broiled Squabs. Clean and wash eight squabs, split them in two, flatten them with a cleaver, beat up two eggs, add an ounce of melted butter, a pinch of salt and pepper, mix all well together, spread over your squabs, and sprinkle them with bread-crumbs. Broil them on a gentle fire, and, when well colored, serve. 301. Squabs en Compote. Clean eight squabs, split them in two, put them in a saucepan with four ounces of butter, in small pieces. Color them slightly on the fire, and, when a good color, drain off the grease. Moisten your squabs with half a pint of Spanish sauce (Art. 80), add a pinch of pepper

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