This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Requires very delicate cooking. My method cooks a pigeon to perfection, whether it is stuffed or not. To roast allow -fifteen minutes in a very hot oven; if stuffed, allow twenty to twenty-five minutes (350 Fahr.).
 
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