Broiled Partridge (French Receipt)

Ingredients

• 1 partridge
• salt
• pepper or cayenne
• clarified butter
• fine bread-crumbs
• brown mushroom sauce or Espagnole

Instructions

1. Prepare the partridge with great nicety, divide it, and flatten it.
2. Season it with salt and pepper or cayenne.
3. Dip it into clarified butter.
4. Dip it into very fine bread-crumbs, taking care that every part is equally covered.
5. For particularly good appearance, dip it a second time into the butter and crumbs.
6. Place it over a very clear fire and broil it gently for twenty to thirty minutes.
7. Send it to table with brown mushroom sauce or some Espagnole.