Orange Glazed Cornish hens are an out of the ordinary entrée, perfect for any special occasion. So easy to prepare and so elegant on the plate! Cornish Hens are great for a Valentine dinner for two or an Easter dinner for the family, or a birthday celebration. And certainly Cornish Hens can replace the traditional Christmas and Thanksgiving turkey!. The history of the Cornish hen is interesting and fairly recent. A young Frenchwoman, Alphonsine Davis, moved to Paris where she worked in a cheese shop and a millinary shop. Jacques Makowsky, a Jewish printer to Csar Nicholas II, escaped the Russian Revolution and fled to France where he met Alphonsine. They married in 1933 and escaped the Nazis by moving to New York in 1940 where Jacques printed exquisite boxes for high end ... [Read More]