Quail Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 quail
1 sprig parsley
1 bay leaf
1/2 carrot
1 pt. soup stock or water
1 onion
4 cloves
12 mushrooms
1/2 wineglass sherry
1 Tbsp. catsup
salt
pepper or paprika
1 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. flour

Preparation

Place parsley, bay leaf and onion in the casserole then add quail, soup, salt and pepper or paprika.
Cover the dish and put into oven for 1 1/2 hours at 350\u00b0.
When tender, make sauce as follows:
Heat 1 tablespoon butter and add 1 tablespoon flour; when light brown add sauce from the birds; when boiling, remove from heat and add sherry, mushrooms and catsup.
Pour over all the birds, return to the fire and when hot, serve in the casserole.