Lying between 
legs and ribs
for twelve hours 
hot on wine, 
flavoured with spit 
and without
the required apples.
From page 427 of The Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery by Auguste Escoffier, translated by H. L. Cracknell and R. J. Kaufmann (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1979).
 
                
              