To Bake A Swan

Now, clearly, I haven't tried this recipe as killing swans is illegal now. It is merely a footnote to my previous post about the Jacobean era. Swan is not something I would ever consider as a food stuff, let alone allow it to be in one of the first recipe books!

Cooking in Europe 1250-1650 Ken Albala.
To bake a Swan.

Scald it, and take out the bones: then parboyle it and season it well with Pepper, Salt, and Ginger. Then Lard it, and put it in a deep Coffin of Rye-paste, with store of Butter. Let it soake well: when you take it out of the Quen, put in more Butter moulten at the vent-hole