Stewed Rabbit

Ingredients

• 2 rabbits Rabbit
• 1/2 pound Bacon (Originally fat salt pork. Substituted with bacon for modern preference.)
• 1 large Onion
• 1 tablespoonful Butter
• 1 tablespoonful All-purpose flour (Originally browned flour.)
• to taste Black pepper
• to taste Salt
• 1/2 Lemon (Peeled and sliced thin.)
• 1 glass Sherry wine
• 1/2 cup Beef gravy

Instructions

1. 1Slice the onion. Dredge the onion slices with flour.
2. 2Fry the floured onion slices in butter until browned.
3. 3Add 1/2 cupful gravy to the browned onions and butter, and mix well. Turn the mixture into a saucepan. Add the jointed rabbits, sliced bacon, and lemon slices. Season with pepper and salt.
4. 4Cover the saucepan and stew for 1 hour, or until the meat is tender.
5. 5Thicken the stew with browned flour, bring to a boil once, and serve.