This section is from the book "The Professed Cook: Or, The Modern Art Of Cookery, Pastry, And Confectionary", by B. Clermont. Also available from Amazon: The professed cook.
Truss a Duck (or two Ducklings) like a Fowl for boiling; scald it, and braze it with slices of Lard and Lemon, a little Broth, whole Pepper, Salt, a Faggot, two Cloves, Thyme, and half a Leaf of Laurel: Put a quart of Peas into a Stew-pan, with a bit of Butter, a faggot of Parsley, a little Mint, Broth md Gravy: When done, add a little Cullis, Pepper and Salt, and serve upon the Duck, being well drained.
Make a good Forced-meat with Breasts of roasted Poultry as usual; cut a pretty large Duckling in two, bone it thoroughly, and lay the Farce thereupon; roll it up, tie slices of Lard round it, and boil it in a little Broth, with a glass of white Wine, a Faggot, md two Cloves: When done, squeeze the Fat gently out, and wipe the Duck clean: Serve with what Sauce you please. - Small Ducklings may be dressed in the same manner, observing only that they must not be cut in two.
Put one or two Ducklings into quarters, bone them, and fill each piece with a Forced-meat, like the former; roll them tight, lard them like a Fricandeau, and put them on skewers to roast: Serve with a Sauce made of Jelly Broth, Cullis, half a glass of Wine, a Faggot, a slice of Lemon, Pepper and Salt, boiled a little while together, and sifted. - You may also braze a whole Duck, stuffed with the like Forced-meat, and serve with what Sauce you think proper. The Sauce gives it the name.
IF you would have them for a First-course Dish, give them a few turns with Butter in a Stew-pan, then wrap them up in Paper to roast: They must not be too much done. Serve with a good Consommee Sauce, chopped Shallots, the Juice of an Orange, Pepper and Salt. - If for a Second-course Dish, roast them crisp without Paper, and serve also with Juice of Seville Orange.
Put one or two Ducklings into a Stew-pan to sim--mer a little while on a slow fire, with fine Oil, Parsley, Shallots, Mushrooms, Pepper and Salt; then put them into another Pan upon a few slices of Veal and Ham, and all the first seasoning; cover them with slices of Lard, and soak on a very slow fire; then add a glass of white Wine and Broth, and finish the brazing: Add some Cullis to the Sauce, skim the Fat off very clean, and sift it in a sieve; wipe the Ducklings clean, drain out the Fat, and serve the Sauce upon them; or a Sauce Italienne.
Caretons en Fricandeaux. Ducklings in Fricandeau, Are larded and brazed as the former; then glazed and finished according to all similar directions.
Put a few slices of Veal and Ham into a Stew-pan, with one sliced Onion, and two Carrots cut into pieces; soak these together on a middling fire, and add some Broth when it begins to catch like a Cullis; then boil on a slow fire till the Meat is done: Simmer your Peas about half an hour, with a bit of Butter, the green Tops of Shallots, a little Winter Savory and Parsley: When they are done, sift them in a Sta-mine; and then sift the Sauce to mix with the Porridge: You may do the same with dry Peas, only adding Spinach Juice to make the Porridge green: Stuff two Ducklings with scalded Lettuces chopped, White of Fowl and Livers, scraped Lard, Shallots, Parsley Pepper, Salt, and two Yolks of Eggs; braze as the former, and serve with the green Porridge.
 
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