Rabbit from 'Conny-catching' by Robert Greene, 1591
Original Receipt in 'A Shilling Cookery for The People' by Alexis Soyer (Soyer 1845);251. Rabbit Pudding.- A rabbit cut into about sixteen or eighteen pieces, and a quarter of a pound of bacon, sliced; season in proportion to size, as before, and if for a numerous family, add ten potatoes and four onions, sliced, and half a pint of water; boil for two hours, or according to size. Boiled rice may be added instead of potatoes. Well intermix the meat with the vegetables or rice.