Sporting scenes and country characters . ect considerable destruction in thisway. But he should take care, as soon as he secureseach bird, to open the crop with his knife, and emptyit of the leaves of turnips and rape, or the flesh willbecome tainted, and unpleasant to the palate. The wood-pigeon makes a good dish. The best wayto cook it is this:—When the bird is prepared, cutthrough the back lengthways; turn each part down tothe right and to the left, level with the breast—thusforming a steak. Place it on a gridiron; but take carethat it is not over-done, for that is soon the case, and WOOD-P
Sporting scenes and country characters . ect considerable destruction in thisway. But he should take care, as soon as he secureseach bird, to open the crop with his knife, and emptyit of the leaves of turnips and rape, or the flesh willbecome tainted, and unpleasant to the palate. The wood-pigeon makes a good dish. The best wayto cook it is this:—When the bird is prepared, cutthrough the back lengthways; turn each part down tothe right and to the left, level with the breast—thusforming a steak. Place it on a gridiron; but take carethat it is not over-done, for that is soon the case, and WOOD-PIGEON SHOOTING. 255 then it becomes hard and black. If hot through andthrough it is sufficient. The application of a littlebutter, pepper, and salt, completes the dish, whichshould be eaten immediately. Wlien George IV. wasasked respecting a beef steak, he said, the best placeto enjoy it in perfection was the kitchen, with thetable as near the fire as possible. The same remarkapplies to the perfect enjoyment of the fe^/
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