Time to allow: 2 hours Portions : 3 to 4 Ingredients Amount Type of raw ingredient Modern Substitutes 1 rabbit   1/2 lb bacon   4 small onions   1/2 oz dripping lard 1 oz plain flour   to taste salt and pepper   Method   1 cut the rabbit into joints and wash in warm water 2 dry the joints and dredge with flour 3 heat the dripping in a stew pan and fry the rabbit with the onions until they are lightly browned 4 drain off the dripping and add sufficient water to cover the rabbit 5 cut the bacon into strips and add to the pot 6 bring to the boil removing scum and then simmer for 1 hr 15 min's or until tender 7 remove the rabbit and keep it hot 8 mix the flour to a soft paste and then add to the stew pan mixing it with the rabbit juices to form a gravy. Bring the gravy to the boil. 9 Season the gravy and pour over the rabbit to serve Recipe Comments   1 using bacon with the rabbit can make it greasy 2 A whole onion studded with cloves in the stew pan can improve the flavour