• 2 cups water
• ½ cup vinegar
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 10 whole cloves
• Half of medium bay leaf
• 10 whole black peppers
• 1 dressed, cleaned rabbit, cut into serving pieces
• 3 tbsp butter or shortening
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1½ tbsp flour
• 3 tbsp water
• ½ cup sour cream

1. Prepare a marinade by combining first 7 ingredients in a saucepan
2. Heat to boiling quickly; cool
3. Place rabbit in an enamel or glass bowl and cover with the marinade
4. Cover bowl and set in refrigerator over night
5. Lift rabbit from liquid and drain slightly
6. Brown in the hot butter over medium heat (about 15 minutes)
7. Reduce heat and add ½ cup of the 2 cups strained marinade
8. Cover and simmer for 1 hr or until about tender
9. Add onion and a little more marinade and continue to simmer until rabbit is very tender
10. Make a paste of flour and water and stir thoroughly into rabbit liquid
11. Allow to boil 2 ruin
12. Stir in the sour cream
13. Blend thoroughly and heat just to boiling
14. Serve at once

    3 to 4 servings