The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

1024. INGREDIENTS.--Grouse; cayenne, salt, and pepper to taste; 1 lb. of

rump-steak, 1/2 pint of well-seasoned broth, puff paste. _Mode_.--Line the bottom of a pie-dish with the rump-steak cut into neat pieces, and, should the grouse be large, cut them into joints; but, if small, they may be laid in the pie whole; season highly with salt, cayenne, and black pepper; pour in the broth, and cover with a puff paste; brush the crust over with the yolk of an egg, and bake from 3/4 to 1 hour. If the grouse is cut into joints, the backbones and trimmings will make the gravy, by stewing them with an onion, a little sherry, a bunch of herbs, and a blade of mace: this should be poured in after the pie is baked. _Time_.--3/4 to 1 hour. _Average cost_, exclusive of the grouse, which are seldom bought, 1s. 9d. _Seasonable_ from the 12th of August to the beginning of December. ROAST GROUSE. [Illustration: ROAST GROUSE.]