Quail Or Dove - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 birds
oil
salt to taste
pepper to taste
flour (enough to coat birds)
hot water

Preparation

Remove all feathers and possible shot.
Wash and soak in salt water.
Drain.
In a paper bag, put flour, salt and pepper.
Add birds and shake until coated.
In an iron skillet, heat oil until hot.
Make sure oil partially covers birds.
Brown birds on both sides.
Remove cooked birds and pour off oil, reserving enough oil to brown sufficient flour to make gravy.
To the brown flour, pour in enough hot water to make a thin gravy.
Place birds in a roaster on a rack and pour the gravy over the birds.
Cover and roast at 375\u00b0 for one hour.
Baste birds at intervals.
Add salt and pepper to taste.