Small Bird And Bacon Stew With Walnuts Or Hazelnuts Recipe

• 6 x fatty rashers of bacon, minced roughly
• 3 clv garlic
• 4 x pigeons or possibly other small game birds (6 if very small)
• 225 gm (8 ounce) mushrooms, whatever variety, minced roughly
• 75 gm (3 ounce) roughly minced roasted hazelnuts or possibly walnuts
• 300 ml (10 fl ounce, 1 1/4 c.) real ale
• 150 ml (5 fl ounce, 3/4 c.) water
• 2 x or possibly 3 bay leaves
• 1 x little salt and freshly grnd black pepper
• 6 x coarse slices brown bread

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