Roast Partridges with Their Own Toasts and Wild Mushrooms

The Romans used to pen and rear partridges, and I expect they roasted them over or in front of the fire, just as we have continued to do in Britain for centuries. The season for partridge runs between 1 September and 1 February. During the nineteenth century partridges were one of Britain’s most common game birds. The grey-legged variety is native to Britain, and many years ago it could be found in abundance. Now it has to be bred, and is not so common as the red-legged variety, introduced