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��ROAST DUCK-PARTRIDGES.

��boiled fowls if full grown ; but in very young fowls the breast is usual- ly served whole; the wings and breast are considered the best parts, but in young ones the legs are the most juicy. In the case of a capon or large fowl, slices may be cut off at the breast, the same as carving a pheasant.

���ROAST DUCK

A YOUNG duckling may be carved in the same manner as a fowl, the legs and wings being taken oft first on either side. When the duck is full size, carve it like a goose ; first cutting it in slices from the breast, beginning close to the wing and proceeding upward towards the breast bone, as is represented by the lines 1 to 2. An opening may be made by cutting out a circular slice, as shown by the dotted lines at number 3.

Some are fond of the feet, and when dressing the duck, these should be neatly skinned and never removed. Wild duck is highly esteemed by epicures; it is trussed like a tame duck, and carved in the same manner, the breast being the choicest part,

PARTRIDGES,

PARTRIDGES are generally cleaned and trussed the same way as a pheasant, but the custom of cooking them with the heads on is go- ing into disuse somewhat. The usual way of carving them is similar to a pigeon, dividing it into two equal parts. Another method is to cut it into three pieces, by severing a wing and leg on either side from the body, by following the lines 1 to 2, thus making two servings of those parts, leaving the breast for a third plate. The third method is to thrust back the body from the legs, and cut through the middle of the breast, thus making four portions that may be served. Grouse and prairie-chicken are carved from the breast when they are large, and quartered or halved when of medium size.

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