Alouettes à la Broche - Larks on a spit
Ingredients:
24 larks
24 slices of lard
Toasted bread.
Preparation:
Prepare twenty-four larks without opening them;
wrap each in a slice of lard, and skewer them as they are done on a small skewer;
Pass a butcher’s twine from one side to the other lengthways to secure the lard;
Tie it to the spit;
Cook them with a brisk and clear fire;
Put toast in the dripping-pan to receive the fat, and serve them upon it.
This recipes is from
The Art of French Cookery - by Antoine Beauvilliers
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