Quail on Croutons
6 Quail with giblets
3/4 cup Flour
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper
3/4 c Butter
1 lg Onion -- finely chopped
1 cup Sherry
1/2 c Dry white wine
12 sl Thick sliced bread
1 cup Red currant jelly
1 Lemon and 1 orange
1/2 ts Dry mustard
Clean quail. Remove giblets and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 deg. Split
birds in half. Mix flour, salt and pepper in large paper bag. Add quail. Shake
to coat well. Heat 4 T. of the butter in large skillet. Saute onions and giblets
5 minutes or till done. Remove onions. Transfer giblets to bowl. Mash with
remaining butter, 1/2 c. sherry, and salt and pepper to taste. Brown split
birds well on both sides in same skillet (add more butter if needed). Transfer
birds to roasting pan. Add white wine and remaining sherry to skillet, scraping
to loosen browned bits. Bring to boil, pour over birds. Cover and place birds
in oven. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour. Toast bread lightly. Spread with giblet
paste. Arrange on large platter. Top each with half a bird. Melt jelly over
high. Add lemon/orange juice/rind and dry mustard. Bring to boil. Serve separately.
Garnish platter, serve immediately.





