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Fried Reed-Birds

From Miss Corson's practical American cookery and household management, 1885

Serves 4

Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Corson's practical American cookery and household management (1885) by Juliet Corson, page 193. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FBIED BEED-BIRDS.^ Pluck and dress the birds, splitting them down the back ; season them rather highly with salt and pepper ; roll them in flour, Indian meal, or sifted bread or cracker crumbs, and fry them brown in butter and lard equally mixed

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