How to avoid a bitter rook stew

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Curious Cookbook: Viper Soup, Badger Ham, Stewed Sparrows and 100 More Historic Recipes

By Peter Ross

Published 2012

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Method

Stewed Rooks

Clean, draw [eviscerate], and skin the rooks. Make an incision half an inch thick on each side of the spine and remove this piece which is the bitter part of the rook. Put the birds in a casserole with equal parts of water