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A White Frigasee of Rabbitts Mts Capps

Take 2 or 3 rabbitts and cut 'em to peices, and put
them in a stew pan, with 3 ounces of butter, then
season 'em with pepper, and salt, a Nutmeg, a
little thyme, and sweet Marjorum, a little lemon
peel grated, and let them be close covered, and stew
them gently till they are tender, in half a pint
of Veal broth, with an Onion, then strain off
the liquor, and beat 3 yolks of eggs with some
cream. Then put some of the broth by degrees to
the eggs, and cream, keeping them stirring least
they curdle, you may put to it some parsley
boil'd tender and shred small. Then toss them
up thick, adding some Mushroons, And Serve 'em
hott, with garnish of slic'd lemon & red beet
roots.

To make a Boil'd Custard Mts Farmer

Take a pint of milk, boil it with some Nutmeg
when it is boil'd take it off the fire, have the
Yolks of 6 eggs well beat and mix it with the
milk, but be sure the milk is not too hott when
you mix it, put it on the fire again, to thicken
And be sure it does not boil after the eggs are in
Sweeten it to your taste. You may put in an ounce
of Jordan Almonds. Beat not very fine A little
Orange flower water ot sack. Put it in cups
for use. The Nutmeg must be cutt into peices
and not grated.