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Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Prepare some good brown gravy in the roasting tin, strain a little round the dish and serve the remainder in a sauce boat. Garnish the dish with small fried sausages, or with rolls of bacon. Bread sauce may also be served separately. Notes. — Other stuffings may be used instead of chestnut, such as sausage meat, veal stuffing, &c. Instead of brown gravy, oyster, mushroom, chest- nut, or celery sauce may be used. Cranberry sauce, too, is sometimes served. To Serve Cold If the turkey is to be served cold, brush it over with liquid glaze after roasting. A little aspic jelly and fresh salad may be used for decorating it. 1181. Roiled Turkey (Dinde Bouilli) A small turkey may very well be boiled, and it makes a nice change from the invariable roast turkey. Follow the directions given for Boiled Fowl (Recipe 1127). The bird may be stuffed or POULTRY, RABBITS, AND GAME 289 not as preferred. It should be well rubbed over with lemon juice and wrapped in greased paper, and a few prepared vegetables and especially celery should be added to the water or stock in which it is cooked. The time will depend very much on the size and kind of bird used. At least 2 hours should be allowed for one of small size, or from 15 minutes to the lb. and 15 minutes over. Serve with celery, egg, parsley, oyster, or bechamel sauce, and garnish with cut lemon and rolls of bacon, or small egged and bread-crumbed sausages. Boiled ham or tongue usually accompanies boiled turkey. 1182. Braised Turkey (Dinde Brais6) This is a very tasty way of cooking a turkey and especially suitable for one that is inclined to be tough. Prepare and truss the bud in exactly the same way as for roasting (Recipe 1180), stuffing it or not as preferred. The breast should either be larded or covered with slices of slitted bacon. Braise it according to< General Directions for Brais- ing (see p. 210), adding to the braising ingredients a good glass of sherry or Marsala, and the strained juice of a small lemon. The cooking should be done in the oven if possible, and the bird must be turned once or twice during the process. The time required will depend on the age and size of the bird, from 3 to 4 or 5 hours, but success in braising depends on the long and slow cooking. When ready, lift the turkey from the braising pot, place it on a roasting tin, remove the shoes of bacon from the breast, and brown it in the oven, basting it once or twice with some of the stock. Strain the rest of the stock, remove any grease from the top and serve as gravy. Serve with the same accompaniments as roast turkey. 1183. Galantine of Turkey 1 turkey (medium size). 1 J lbs. veal. 1 lb. fresh pork. \ lb. fat bacon. \ lb. bread-crumbs. Seasoning. Grated lemon rind. 1 glass sherry. | lb. cooked tongue. 4 hard-boiled eggs. A few truffles. 3 oz. pistachio nutsGalantine of Turkey.