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Pigeons (en Papillotes)

From Cassell's dictionary of cookery, 1892

Serves 2

Time to broil: fifteen to twenty minutes.

Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 1196. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Pigeons (en Papillotes). — Pluck and draw two young freshly-killed pigeons, and split them in two down the back. Season rather highly with pepper, and cover them with a mixtui-e made of the liver finely minced, two shallots, chopped small, half a dozen sliced button-mushrooms, a table-spoonful of shred parsley, and a pinch of powdered thyme. Lay thin slices of fat bacon over the mixture, and PIGEONS EN PAPILLOTES. enclose each half pigeon in a sheet of thick writing-paper which has been liberally oiled

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