Partridges à la George Carruthers

Ingredients

• A brace or more partridges
• Flour
• Salt and white pepper
• 1/2 cup small cubes fat pork
• Butter
• 2 cups heavy cream
• Dash paprika
• 1 cup mushrooms

Instructions

1. 1Cut up birds as for fried chicken.
2. 2Dip in flour seasoned with salt and pepper, and brown delicately in fat tried out of pork, to which an equal quantity of butter has been added.
3. 3Remove partridge, add cream and season sauce in pan to taste, then add mushrooms.
4. 4Thicken sauce if necessary with blended flour and fat.
5. 5Replace partridge and reheat. Serve with buttered toast.