?There are many different ways to make rabbit pie, but one of the most popular is to use a slow cooker. This method allows the rabbit meat to become extremely tender, and the gravy to be rich and flavorful.
1. Cut up the rabbit (which should be young), remove the breast-bone and bone the legs.
2. Put the rabbit, slices of ham, forcemeat balls and hard-boiled eggs, by turns, in layers, and season each layer with pepper, salt, pounded mace and grated nutmeg.
3. Pour in about 300ml/½pt water, cover with a pastry crust, and bake in a well-heated oven for about 1½hour. Should the crust acquire too much colour, place a piece of paper over it to prevent it from burning.
4. When done, pour in at the top, by means of the hole in the middle of the crust, a little good gravy, which may be made of the breast and leg bones of the rabbit and 2 or 3 shank-bones, flavoured with onion, herbs and spices.