Broiled Partridge (Breakfast Dish)

Ingredients

• 1 whole young partridge, well-kept
• salt
• cayenne pepper
• fresh butter
• flour
• a little water
• mushroom-catsup

Instructions

1. Split the young partridge in half.
2. Wipe it thoroughly inside and out with a soft clean cloth, but do not wash it.
3. Broil it gently over a very clear fire, sprinkling it with salt and cayenne as it cooks.
4. The moment it is taken from the fire, rub a bit of fresh butter over it.
5. Make the sauce by browning a good slice of butter with flour.
6. Add a little water, cayenne, salt, and mushroom-catsup to the browned butter and flour.
7. Pour the sauce over the broiled partridge and send it quickly to table.