Chickens . .-'Chickens, through > November.
(.April . . the year .)
^<^;J^-<^^.^t^} March. . TiUJune . December.
" ' ' ' (^^''AnHi To be had-,
^"^'^ • • -b^ k^eT^^j^^^^-'^--
("Largest r October
Capons . . . ■< at Christ- Ditto . . .j and No-
(.mas (. vember.
Green Geese. March { '^'[^J^P*®'"' } Ditto.
Geese . . . September { Tmy^ebni: j jj.^.^^^
Turkey Poults April . . TillJune . Ditto.
Turkeys . . September Till March Ditto.
Ducklings . . March . , Till May . Ditto.
Ducks . . . June . .{ ™/«b>^^- } Ditto.
fDecember;
but the
September Till ditto -J flights
I are uu-
L certain.
Widgeons
Teal
Plovers
Darks . . . November Till March Ditto.
Wheatears. . July . .{"^^^^^^
Wild Pigeons . March . . { ^^^^J^ P*^"^." } August.
Tame ditto .
Tame Rabbits — AH the year
Wild ditto
Wild Ducks
Sucking Pigs
leverets . .
June . .f™/^^--"-} November.
All the year
March. .{™fPtem-
Hares . . . September
Partridges . . Ditto
Pheasants . . October
Grouse . . . August
Moor Game . — Till March.
Woodcock . . ) .
Snipes
November.
For the month of Januaby. — Capons,
poulards, and fowls of all sizes ; chickens, tur-
keys, larks, snipes (golden plovers are the best) .
The well-kno\vn plovers' eggs are those of the
black plover. Woodcocks, tame pigeons, and
squab pigeons, wild ducks, widgeons, teal, dun-
bii-ds, pintails (commonly called sea-pheasants).
Tame rabbits every month alike.
Feuuuary. — All kinds of poultry peculiar to
January may be had in this month (wild fowl
tqjon the decline), guinea-fowl, green geese,
ducklings, &c.
March. — Guinea-fowl, &c. &c. «S:c., same
as the preceding months (the March flight
of wild fowl is generally known). Turkey
poults, turkeys, wild fowl (these mat/ be
obtained, but are out of season) .
April. — Same as March, spring chickens
(no wild fowl) .
May, June. — Quails, pea-fowls, guinea-fowls,
turkey poults, ducklings ; geese are considered
to be prime in these months; chickens to be
had every month in the year. Plovers' eggs
come in season the beginning of April, and
continue tiU the 5th or 6th of June. "Wild
rabbits in this month.
July.— The same as June, ruffs and reas.
August.— Fine Essex ducks are good this
month ; quails are good till game is in season.
Other things the same as July.
September. — Tui-keys, game, ducks and
geese, fowls and chickens, pigeons, rabbits,
wild and tame.
October. — Pheasants, &c. &c. &c., same as
September.
November. — AU kinds of wild fowl ; guinea-
fowls come in this month, turkeys of all sizes.
December. — Wild fowl of every description ;
the largest turkeys and capons, and almost all
other kinds of poultry, to be had in perfection
this month. Fowls and chickens to be had
every day in the year.
Fowls which are fattened artificially are by
some epicures preferred to those called barn-
door fowls, whom we have heard say, tkat
they should as soon think of ordering a barn-
door for dinner as a barn-door fowl.
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Presented as published in 1892. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Chickens . .-'Chickens, through > November. (.April . . the year .)
^<^;J^-<^^.^t^} March. . TiUJune . December.
" ' ' ' (^^''AnHi To be had-, ^"^'^ • • -b^ k^eT^^j^^^^-'^--
("Largest r October
Capons . . . ■< at Christ- Ditto . . .j and No-
(.mas (. vember.
Green Geese. March { '^'[^J^P*®'"' } Ditto. Geese . . . September { Tmy^ebni: j jj.^.^^^
Turkey Poults April . . TillJune . Ditto.
Turkeys . . September Till March Ditto.
Ducklings . . March . , Till May . Ditto.
Ducks . . . June . .{ ™/«b>^^- } Ditto.
fDecember; but the September Till ditto -J flights
I are uu- L certain.
Widgeons
Teal
Plovers
Darks . . . November Till March Ditto.
Wheatears. . July . .{"^^^^^^
Wild Pigeons . March . . { ^^^^J^ P*^"^." } August.
Tame ditto .
Tame Rabbits — AH the year
Wild ditto
Wild Ducks
Sucking Pigs leverets . .
June . .f™/^^--"-} November.
All the year March. .{™fPtem-
Hares . . . September
Partridges . . Ditto
Pheasants . . October
Grouse . . . August
Moor Game . — Till March.
Woodcock . . ) .
Snipes
November.
For the month of Januaby. — Capons, poulards, and fowls of all sizes ; chickens, turkeys, larks, snipes (golden plovers are the best) . The well-known plovers' eggs are those of the black plover. Woodcocks, tame pigeons, and squab pigeons, wild ducks, widgeons, teal, dunbirds, pintails (commonly called sea-pheasants). Tame rabbits every month alike.
Feuuuary. — All kinds of poultry peculiar to January may be had in this month (wild fowl upon the decline), guinea-fowl, green geese, ducklings, &c.
March. — Guinea-fowl, &c. &c. «S:c., same as the preceding months (the March flight of wild fowl is generally known). Turkey poults, turkeys, wild fowl (these mat/ be obtained, but are out of season) .
April. — Same as March, spring chickens (no wild fowl) .
May, June. — Quails, pea-fowls, guinea-fowls, turkey poults, ducklings ; geese are considered to be prime in these months; chickens to be had every month in the year. Plovers' eggs come in season the beginning of April, and continue tiU the 5th or 6th of June. "Wild rabbits in this month. July.— The same as June, ruffs and reas. August.— Fine Essex ducks are good this month ; quails are good till game is in season. Other things the same as July.
September. — Tui-keys, game, ducks and geese, fowls and chickens, pigeons, rabbits, wild and tame.
October. — Pheasants, &c. &c. &c., same as September.
November. — AU kinds of wild fowl ; guineafowls come in this month, turkeys of all sizes.
December. — Wild fowl of every description ; the largest turkeys and capons, and almost all other kinds of poultry, to be had in perfection this month. Fowls and chickens to be had every day in the year.
Fowls which are fattened artificially are by some epicures preferred to those called barndoor fowls, whom we have heard say, tkat they should as soon think of ordering a barndoor for dinner as a barn-door fowl.