18S AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE 



Squab Pie 



Clean well, inside and out, one-half dozen squabs and split 

 them in half; put them in a saucepan with about two quarts 

 of water; when it boils, skim off all scum that arises; then add 

 Salt and pepper, a bunch of minced parsley, one onion chopped 

 fine, and three whole cloves. Cut up half a pound of salt pork 

 into dice, and let all boil until tender, using care that there be 

 enough water to cover the birds. Thicken this with two table- 

 spoons of browned flour and let it boil up. Stir in a piece of 

 butter as large as an egg; remove from the fire and let cool. 

 Have ready a pint of potatoes cut as small as dice, and a rich 

 crust made. Line the sides of a buttered baking-dish with the 

 crust; lay in the birds, then some of the potatoes, then birds 

 and so on, until the dish is full. Pour over the gravy, put on 

 the top crust, with a slit cut in the center, and bake. The top 

 can be ornamented with pastry leaves in a wreath about tlie 

 edge, witli any fancy design placed in the center across the slit. 



Old Pigeon Pie 



Take half a dozen pigeons; stuff eacli one with dressing, the 

 same as for turkey; loosen the joints with a knife but do not 

 separate them. Put them in a stewpan with water enough to 

 cover; let them cook until nearly tender, then season with salt 

 and pepper and butter. Thicken the gravy with flour; remove 

 and cool. Butter a baking-dish, line the sides with a rich crust. 

 Have ready some hard boiled eggs, cut in slices. Put in a layer 

 of egg and birds and gravy until the dish is full. Cover with 

 a crust and bake. 



There are many other ways squabs can be cooked, such as 

 squab croquettes, cold squab loaf, squab a la King, etc., but there 

 is no way as simple and convenient as fr\ing them and, if prop 

 eriy fried they are hard to beat. 



EDUCATING THE CUSTOMER TO GOOD SQUABS 

 AND PRICES 



Eating squabs in America is a compaiatively new thing, and 

 the sale and consumption of large squabs particularly fitted 

 for the table is newer still. There are many people throughout 



