The Country Housewife and Lady's Director in the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a FarmBradley, Richard
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The Country Housewife and Lady's Director in the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm
Bradley, Richard
Cooking -- Early works to 1800; Cooking, English
Prepare the Frogs as before, and flour them well; then put them into a Pan
of hot Lard, and fry them brown. Then take them and drain them from the
Liquor they were fry'd in, and make a Sauce for them of good Gravey, some
Lemon-Peel, a Shallot or two, some Spice beaten, a bunch of sweet Herbs, an
Anchovy, some pickled Mushrooms and their Liquor, and some Pepper and Salt.
Toss up these, thick with Butter, and pour the Sauce over them, putting
first a little Claret to it, and some Lemon-Juice. Garnish with broiled
Mushroom-Flaps, and Lemon sliced.
_Snails,_ to be dressed with white Sauce. From the same.
Take the large _German_ Snail, early in the Morning; put them, shells and
all, into Salt and Water, for a few Hours, till they purge themselves: then
put them into fresh Salt and Water, for a few Hours more, and repeat that a
third time, then give them a gentle boil in Water and. Salt, in their
Shells, and you may then pick them out, with a Pin, as you do Perwinkles,
Then stew them in Veal-Broth, with some Cloves, a little Sack, some Mace,
and a little Salt. Stew these a little while, and then pour over them this
Sauce thicken'd with Cream and Butter, and grate some Nutmeg upon the
Sauce, and serve them hot.
_Snails,_ to be drest with brown Sauce. From the same.
Take the same sort of Snail, as above mention'd, and clean it as before;
then give them one turn, when they are flour'd, in some hot Butter, or
Lard, and drain them. Then pour into the Pan, when, the Liquor is out, some
strong Gravey, a Glass of Claret, some Nutmeg, some Spices, and a little
Salt, with a little Lemon-Peel grated; and when the Sauce is strong enough,
then strain the Sauce, and thicken it with burnt Butter. Then serve them up
hot, with a Garnish of sliced Lemon, and some Sippits fry'd in Lard.
A _Gammon_ of a _Badger_ roasted. From Mr. _R. T._ of _Leicestershire._
The Badger is one of the cleanest Creatures, in its Food, of any in the
World, and one may suppose that the Flesh of this Creature is not
unwholesome. It eats like the finest Pork, and is much sweeter than Pork.
Then, just when a Badger is killed, cut off the Gammons, and strip them;
then lay them in a Brine of Salt and Water, that will bear an Egg, for a
Week or ten Days; then boil it for four or five Hours, and then roast it,
strewing it with Flour and rasped Bread sifted. Then put it upon a Spit, as
you did before with the _Westphalia_ Ham. Serve it hot with a Garnish of
Bacon fry'd in Cutlets, and some Lemon in slices.
To make minc'd Pyes, or _Christmas-_Pyes. From Mrs. _M. C._
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