Les pigeons en cocotte au vin doux (for 2)

Pigeons have a long history in the South-West; not the wild kind that wake you in the morning with their ridiculous song, nor the beautiful turtle doves that still adorn our woods and are protected. We are here concerned with the very special birds that are reared specifically for the table. Especially after the Revolution, the ownership of a pigeonnier either as a separate building or as an integral part of the farmhouse became a status symbol, and the fertiliser obtained from the b