The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
November 21st : ROAST RABBIT
Clear out the interior and fill it with the same stuffing used for hare, baste it with abundance of fresh butter, and use flour occasionally; thirty minutes' roasting will be sufficient for a small rabbit; five or ten more if larger.
Boil the liver with a dozen sprigs of parsley; when quite tender, chop both up fine, and add them to melted butter as a sauce, but be sure to have another boat with plain gravy sauce to send to table,