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you guys know a recipe?

seems like it's a popular dish to pair with port.

Try this one

A jugged hare recipe that doesn't start "first, catch your hare"...what is this madnessss?!?

JacobH wrote:A jugged hare recipe that doesn't start "first, catch your hare"...what is this madnessss?!?

Were you also brought up on Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management?

A jugged hare recipe that doesn't start "first, catch your hare"...what is this madnessss?!?

Putting Hares in jugs is an old English pastime - the Welsh chase rabbits in search of the rarer bits, and the Scots go Haggis hunting..

and the follow up

what port does one pair with jugged hare?

g-man wrote:and the follow up

what port does one pair with jugged hare?

A pint of Genuine Fine Old Red Port (which was often made with cider and various fruits).

AHB wrote:

JacobH wrote:A jugged hare recipe that doesn't start "first, catch your hare"...what is this madnessss?!?

Were you also brought up on Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management?

I thought we all were in the UK! Though jugged hare sounds a bit more 18th Century than 19th...

g-man wrote:what port does one pair with jugged hare?

If I’m right about the period when jugged hare was a regular dish, the Port was probably unfortified and dry. I’d suggest something like the Quinta de Roriz Reserva which was probably available back in the 18th Century... Also less risky for our American friends to drink by the pint (or 1.2 of your American pints ).

ugh, Tempranillo grape i think i'll stick with Derek's suggestion =)

JacobH wrote:I’d suggest something like the Quinta de Roriz Reserva which was probably available back in the 18th Century

g-man wrote:ugh, Tempranillo grape i think i'll stick with Derek's suggestion =)

Tinto Roriz = a grape (same as Tempranillo)
Quinta do Roriz = Not a grape.

yes, but look at the quinta roriz reserva blend

they're called quinta roriz for a reason !

g-man wrote:they're called quinta roriz for a reason !

That's the wrong way round. The grape is known as Roriz in the Douro because, according to the guys who work there, it was first introduced to the region at Quinta do Roriz

DRT wrote:

g-man wrote:they're called quinta roriz for a reason !

That's the wrong way round. The grape is known as Roriz in the Douro because, according to the guys who work there, it was first introduced to the region at Quinta do Roriz

I suppose the other point is that, before the 20th Century, far less Touriga Nacional and Franca were used than now and there would be more Sousão, Barroca, Roriz and the like in the blends...

DRT wrote:

g-man wrote:they're called quinta roriz for a reason !

That's the wrong way round. The grape is known as Roriz in the Douro because, according to the guys who work there, it was first introduced to the region at Quinta do Roriz

I stand corrected!!!