Fricasseed Rabbit
104. Cut your rabbit in pieces, wash it and put it in a stew-pan with three gills of water, season it with salt, and very highly with pepper, a little mace, and powdered cloves; let it stew very slowly, and when nearly done add three ounces of butter rolled in flour. If you wish a brown fricassee the flour should be browned before it is rolled with the butter; if it is to be a white fricassee, after you stir in the flour and butter add a gill of cream.