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By Anne Willan
Published 1989
When buying a prepared bird, be sure the giblets are included: poultry giblets provide necks for the stockpot, gizzards and hearts can be smoked or preserved en confit for salads or traditional casseroles, and the feet can be added to stock for gelatin. Cockscombs—once considered an aphrodisiac—are part of such luxury garnishes as the Renaissance béattiles or tidbits, which consisted of a collection of small delicacies such as sweetbreads, artichokes, mushrooms, truffles and cock’s kidneys. Cockscombs must be simmered for two to three hours until tender.
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