Snipes, To Dress
INGREDIENTS.
Snipes, butter, flour, toast. AVERAGE COST 1s. 6d. to 2s. a brace.
SNOW CAKE.
These, like woodcocks, should be dressed without being drawn. Pluck, and wipe them outside and truss them. (See Trussing).
Place four on a skewer, tie them on to the jack or spit, and roast before a clear fire for about 1/4 hour. Put some pieces of butteredtoast into the dripping-pan to catch the trails; flour and froth the birds nicely, dish the pieces of toast with the snipes on them; ROAST SNIPE. and pour round, but not over them, a little good brown gravy. They should be sent to table very hot and expeditiously, or they will not be worth eating.
TIME.-About hour.
SODA CAKE. other ingredients, and beat well for 20 minutes. Put in whichever of the above flavourings may be preferred; pour the cake into a buttered mould or tin, and bake it in a moderate oven from 1 to 1½ hour.
TIME.-1 to 1½ hour.
SEASONABLE at any time.