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the back lengthwise, push back, and cut out 

 the neck-bone close to the body. With the 

 point of the knife sever the membrane which 

 holds the windpipe to the breast, cut off the 

 shanks, make a straight cut from the end of 

 the breast-bone, being careful to sever the 

 skinny flesh only. Continue to cut in a 

 circle round the vent, and the bird can be 

 drawn without any unseemly exposure or 

 soiling of the flesh. 



Place a peeled onion or piece of charcoal 

 in the body, and hang up in a cold cellar 

 for twenty-four hours. Following the above 

 method of drawing leaves the bird unmarred; 

 and the neck skin being folded under the 

 back after the stuffing has been put in holds 

 it firmly in place for roasting and carving. 

 The few stitches necessary from the breast- 

 bone down do not show when the bird is 

 trussed. The gizzard and liver must be care- 

 fully severed from the remaining parts to 

 avoid breaking the gall-bag, which is a 

 small sac lying between the two parts of 



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