Essence of Hare

Ingredients

• two or three Hares
• a carrot
• a bunch of sweet herbs
• an onion stuck with three cloves
• a small quantity of grated nutmeg
• 1 pint of Madeira
• 3qts. of broth

Method

1. 1

   Break up the bones and trimmings of the Hares and put them in a saucepan with carrot, herbs, onion, nutmeg, and Madeira.

2. 2

   Boil until reduced to a glaze, then add broth.

3. 3

   Simmer for an hour and a half, strain, cool, skim, and bottle for future use.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The encyclopaedia of practical cookery (1892) by Theodore Francis Garrett, William A. Rawson, page 61. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Sssence of Hare. — Break up the bones of two or three Hares and put them with their trimmings into a saucepan ; add a carrot, a bunch of sweet herbs, an onion stuck with three cloves, a small quantity of grated nutmeg, and 1 pint of Madeira. Boil till the moisture is reduced to a glaze, then pour in 3qts. of broth

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