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A Poetical Cook-Book

by Maria J. Moss

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Capon

In good roast beef my landlord sticks his knife,
The capon fat delights his dainty wife.
Gay.

Take a quart of white wine, season the capon with salt, cloves, and whole pepper, a few shallots, and then put the capon in an earthen pan; you must take care it has not room to shake; it must be covered close, and done over a slow charcoal fire.

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