Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
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Roast 2 of the birds rather underdone, catching their trails upon a large piece of toasted bread ;
when done cut each bird into quarters, which place in a stew pan with the remainder of the trail cut small, a little pepper, salt, a glass of sherry, a little chopped shallot, the juice of 1-2 a lemon, 1-2 a gill of broth;
let the whole simmer very gently for a few minutes, dress the pieces of woodcock rather high upon the toast, pour the sauce over and serve.
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