This section is from the book "The Culinary Handbook", by Charles Fellows. Also available from Amazon: The Culinary Handbook.
Draw the birds as for roasting, then without detaching the parts, cut the breast from the tip to the wing joint, turn the two ends so as to look like a frog, flatten with a blow of the cleaver, dip in melted butter, then in fresh grated breadcrumbs, broil slowly till done; serve with sauce crapaudine.
Wipe the birds but do not draw them, broil over a clear fire, basting often with butter; serve on toast, garnish with a crouton spread with currant jelly.
Wipe the birds but do not draw them, spread a thin piece of fat bacon over the breast, roast quickly till done; serve on a fancy croustade with a little game sauce poured over.
Wipe but do not draw the birds, roast, take off the breasts and simmer them in a game sauce containing minced mushrooms, take the trail of the birds, spread it on fancy croutons; serve the breasts on a Duchesse potato, pour the sauce around, and garnish with the croutons.
Roast the birds, then remove the breasts and place them in a sautoir with a little demi-glaze and some stoned olives. Take small sweetbreads lard and braise them; serve one of each with the sauce poured over them.
 
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