*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                                PARROT PIE

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Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Australian                       Poultry
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  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  12                    Parakeets *
   6                    Thin slices of lean beef, 4
   4                    Rashers of bacon, 3
   3                    Hard-boiled eggs
     1/2   ts           Finely chopped parsley
     1/4   ts           Dried parsley
                        Finely grated lemon peel
                        Salt & pepper
                        Puff paste
                        Flour

  * Parakeets are a small, long-tailed tropical parrot.
  
  Method: Prepare the birds, and truss them like a quail
  or any other small bird. Line a pie-dish with the
  beef, over it place 6 of the paraquets, intersperse
  slices of egg, parsley and lemon-rind, dredge lightly
  with flour, and season with salt and pepper. Cover
  with the bacon cut into strips, lay the rest of the
  birds on the top, intersperse slices of egg, season
  with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with parsley and
  lemon-rind as before; three-quarter fill the dish with
  cold water, cover with puff-paste, and bake in a quick
  oven.
  
  Time: About 2-1/2 hours. SUFFICIENT for about 12
  persons.
  
  From Mrs. Beeton's All About Cookery, Ward, Lock &
  Co., Limited, date unknown.
 


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