Fruit Cornish Hens

8 Cornish game hens (each abou

12 Large garlic cloves; peeled

5 g Dried oregano

Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) 25 cl Red wine vinegar

1 dl Olive oil

150 g Pitted prunes

150 g Dried apricots

150 g Pitted green olives

100 g Capers (plus a bit of the ju

8 Bay leaves

200 g Brown sugar

25 cl Dry white wine

10 g Italian parsley (chopped)

Recipe by: Nancy Mintz UNIX System Development Lab, AT&T-IS, Summit, NJ 1. Clean hens well under cold water. Pat dry. 2. In a large bowl, combine hens, garlic, oregano,

salt, pepper, vinegar, 3. Preheat oven to 175 ?C .

4. Arrange game hens in 1 or 2 shallow roasting pans.

Spoon all the marin 5. Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, basting frequently,

until golden. Juice sho 6. Transfer hens, fruit, olives and capers to a

serving platter. Moisten Author's Notes: I originally got this recipe from the Sunday magazine of the local pape Difficulty : easy. Precision : approximate measurement OK.
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