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way of cooking out of doors ; and, for those who 

 appreciate things grilled, the best. But for those 

 whose taste is toward cooking with all the natural 

 juices conserved, the elephant's-foot process is 

 recommended. Take not merely your hedgehog's 

 feet, but his whole body, " prickliwigs " and all, and 

 encase in a jacket of clay, and bury in hot ashes. 

 Before serving, peel off the clay and the prickles at 

 the same time. Of hedgehog also may be made a 

 stew of savoury brown. So that the stew's beginning 

 may be in keeping with the traditions of the immortal 

 cooks, take an onion stuck with cloves, then, having 

 browned your neatly jointed hedgehog in a frying- 

 pan, by means of a few ounces of butter (together 

 with the clove -stuck onion), immerse it in good 

 stock, to which add a few chopped truffles, and any 

 other such appetising things you can lay hands on a 

 glass or so of champagne or other good white wine 

 will not be amiss, while a squeeze of lemon- juice is held 

 to effect a decided improvement. By simmering, 

 reduce the liquid contents of the cooking-pan by one- 

 half : and serve hot, garnished with little sippets of 

 toast. Should you tire of hedgehog cooked in these 

 ways, any of the numerous rabbit recipes may be 

 applied. It is to be presumed that most people 

 would soon have enough of the hedgehog dishes. 



