The holiday season often involves eating lots of rich foods,
and meals centered around turkey, ham, and perhaps, if you’re really
old-fashioned, a goose.
For those of you who would like a bit of respite from the
fancy stuff, why not try this recipe? It’s very simple; all it requires are
common kitchen ingredients which you probably have on hand, and six doves.
If you are a bit squeamish about eating a dove (which, after
all, is the bird of love because doves mate for life), don’t worry: the doves
will be dead before you buy them. Who knows? You could be eating Mrs. Dove
while your own husband or wife eats its mate!
The Sunset Cook Book,
Lane Book Company, 1960