Fricassee of Squirrels

Ingredients

• two young squirrels
• two ounces of butter
• one or two ounces of ham
• salt
• pepper
• half a teacup of cream
• a beaten yolk of egg

Method

1. 1

   Put two young squirrels into a pot with two ounces of butter, one or two ounces of ham, some salt and pepper, and just water enough to cover them.

2. 2

   Let them stew slowly until tender; take them up, and pour half a teacup of cream and a beaten yolk of egg into the gravy, and when it has boiled five minutes, pour over the squirrels in the dish.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The universal cookery book (1887) by Gertrude Strohm, page 31. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fricassee of Squirrels. Put two young squirrels into a pot with two ounces of butter, one or two ounces of ham, some salt and pepper, and just water enough to cover them. Let them stew slowly until tender ; take them up, and pour half a teacup of cream and a beaten yolk of egg

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