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.
Singe, draw, then split six squabs through the back without entirely dividing the parts ; break the bones of the legs and wings, flatten them well, and lay them on a dish to season with a good pinch of salt, one pinch of pepper, and two tablespoonfuls of oil, roll them in well, then dip them in fresh bread-crumbs, and broil them slowly for seven minutes on each side. Arrange them on a hot dish, and serve with half a pint of hot Robert sauce (No. 192), to which add three chopped mushrooms. Serve the sauce on a dish, and the squabs on top.
 
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