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To make a Pulpatoon of Pigeons. Take Muſhrooms, Palates, Oyſters, Sweetbreads, and fry them in Butter; then put all theſe into a ſtrong Gravy; give them a heat over the Fire, and thicken up with an Egg and a bit of Butter: Then half roaſt ſix or eight Pigeons, and lay them in a Cruſt of Forc'd-meat as follows: […]

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