This section is from the book "The Young Housekeeper's Friend", by M. H. Cornelius. Also available from Amazon: The Young Housekeeper's Friend.
Boil it half an hour to take out the strong, oily taste, then stuff and roast it exactly like a turkey. If it is a young one, an hour's roasting will be sufficient.
Put them in a floured cloth into boiling water, and boil them fast fifteen minutes. For sauce, rub a very small piece of butter into some flour, and boil in a teacup of cream. Add cut parsley if preferred.
Prepare them like chickens, and roast three-quarters of an hour. Currant or grape jelly served with wild birds.
 
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