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HARES,  RABBITS  AND  SQUIRRELS
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HARES, RABBITS AND SQUIRRELS

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

878
Calories
43g
Protein
28g
Fat
113g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 16 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Summer Savory not in our table 0
Currant not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon summer savory
  • 2 tablespoons of vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons of currant jelly together
  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1 teaspoon catsup
  • a pound of veal
  • a pound of pork
  • a teaspoon of mustard
  • 4 crackers
  • 3 onions
  • pepper
  • salt
  • cayenne
  • thyme
  • parsley
  • lemon juice

Directions

1

Roast Rabbit.

2

Make first a stuffing of a pound of veal and a quarter of a pound of pork; simmer in water to cover, 2 hours; 4 crackers, rolled fine; 1 tablespoon salt; teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon summer savory; tablespoon of butter, and \}4, cups of the broth in which the veal and pork were cooked. Chop the meat fine, add the other ingred- ients and put on the fire to heat. Stuff a well cleaned rabbit with this dressing, while hot, and sew up the opening. Put the rabbit on its knees and skewer in that position. Rub thickly with butter,

3

POULTRY AND GAME. 113

4

dredge with flour and put in a baking pan, the bottom of which should be covered with hot water. Bake in a quick oven, basting frequently.

5

Barbecued Rabbit.

6

Rub a fat rabbit all over with melted butter and sprinkle with pepper and salt. Lay on a broiling pan over a hot fire and turn until brown on both sides. When well done put in a baking pan, spread with butter, and set in the oven for 10 minutes. Mix 2 tablespoons of vinegar, a teaspoon of mustard, the juice of half a lemon and 2 tablespoons of currant jelly together. Set over the fire to heat, season with salt and a dash cayenne; pour over the rabbit and serve. An old Virginia recipe.

7

Roast Belgian Hare. Dress same as wild hare; singe, wash thoroughly, cover with clear cold water and let stand several hours. Take out, wipe dry, and sprinkle with salt inside and outside. Prepare bread stuffing as for roast turkey; fill the hare, sew up and cover with paste made by mixing 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon flour. Place in a roasting pan, add 2 cups boiling water, cover closely and roast from 2 to 4 hours.

8

Jugged Hare.

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Cut hare up and season with salt, pepper, thyme, parsley and fry brown. Into a stone jar put a layer of hare and bacon alter- nately; add 1 cup hot water, cover and set in a dish of hot water and bake until tender. To the gravy add a teaspoon lemon juice and 1 teaspoon catsup.

10

— Mrs. Thomas Weldon.

11

Hausenpfeffer of Rabbit.

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Cut up rabbits, put in stone jar. Take 3 onions, sliced; a few cloves; whole black pepper; a little bay leaf; a tiny piece of macy; a teaspoon brown sugar; a little salt, and cover with vinegar. Let stand 3 days. Cook in this brine, adding water if necessary, until rabbit is tender. Lift rabbit out on warm platter. Strain the gravy, add butter and flour and pour over rabbit.

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— Mrs. Rupert Henry.

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114 THE MENDELSSOHN CLUB COOK BOOK.

By Mendelssohn Club (Rockford, Ill.) · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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