This section is from the book "The Table: How To Buy Food, How to Cook It, and How to Serve It", by Alessandro Filippini. Also available from Amazon: The Table: How To Buy Food, How To Cook It And How To Serve It.
Take six nice fat quails, singe, draw, and wipe them well. Truss, and cover the breasts with a thin layer of lard. Place them in a sautoire with a piece of pork rind, half a carrot, and half an onion, both cut-up, and let them get a good golden color on the fire. Moisten with half a cupful of water, then put them in the oven, and let cook for twenty minutes. Serve with a pint of celery sauce (No. 200), and a little meat-glaze (No. 141) thrown over.
 
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