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Poultry--how to choose_.
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| Friday, March 27, 2009 |
Having before stated that the female in almost every instance, is preferable to the male, and peculiarly so in the _Peacock_, which, tho' beautifully plumaged, is tough, hard, stringy, and untasted, and even indelicious--while the _Pea Hen_ is exactly otherwise, and the queen of all birds.
So also in a degree, _Turkey_.
_Hen Turkey_, is higher and richer flavor'd, easier fattened and plumper--they are no odds in market.
_Dunghill Fowls_, are from their frequent use, a tolerable proof of the former birds.
_Chickens_, of either kind are good, and the yellow leg'd the best, and their taste the sweetest.
_Capons_, if young are good, are known by short spurs and smooth legs. |
posted by neptunus @ 5:09 AM
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