Chapter XVII · Roasts and Salads · No. 1978
1978—Snipes and Bécots
For the preparation, proceed as for the woodcock.
Cause to set before a fierce fire, and cook for nine minutes.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 1978, p. 614. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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