DELICIOUS BAKED DOVE

Delicious Baked Dove

18 doves
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons oil
Salt and pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
Juice and grated rind of 1/2 lemon
2 teaspoons Liquid Smoke
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
4 strips bacon
1/4 cup sherry wine
1/4 cup water

Brown doves in a mixture of butter and oil; salt and pepper liberally while browning. Remove doves to a baking dish. Sprinkle with garlic salt, lemon juice and rind, Liquid Smoke, Worcestershire sauce and more salt and pepper. Cover the doves with bacon. Deglaze the skillet in which the doves were browned with the sherry and water. Pour over doves. Cover and bake at 325 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours.

Serves 6.