Chapter XVII · Roasts and Salads · No. 1966
1966—Young Pigeons (Squabs)
Select them fresh from the nest and very plump. They must be roasted before a very fierce fire and only just done. Their skin must be kept crisp.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 1966, p. 611. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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