Tara wrote:
> http://www.listsofnote.com/2012/03/l...l-of-fare.html
>
>
> It has now been many months, at the present writing, since I have had
> a nourishing meal, but I shall soon have one€”a modest, private affair,
> all to myself. I have selected a few dishes, and made out a little bill
> of fare, which will go home in the steamer that precedes me, and be hot
> when I arrive€”as follows:
>
[snip]
> Prairie liens, from Illinois.

[snip]

Someone asked about this. It is actually "Prairie Hens". (That
"H" may or may not be capped; I'm not rechecking.)