This section is from the book "The Table: How To Buy Food, How to Cook It, and How to Serve It", by Alessandro Filippini. Also available from Amazon: The Table: How To Buy Food, How To Cook It And How To Serve It.
Pare and slice one sound carrot and half a medium-sized onion ; place them with half a.sprig of thyme, one bay-leaf, a small piece of raw, lean ham, also cut up, and the carcass of any kind of raw game in a covered saucepan. Let them brown well ; add a glassful of Madeira wine, let it come to a boil ; then moisten with one quart of white broth (No. 99), or consomme (No. 100) ; add a pinch of salt, twelve whole peppers. Cook well for forty-five minutes, then press through a napkin.
 
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