Instructions: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix salt, cloves, nutmeg, pepper and thyme; rub outsides and cavities of hens with seasoning mixture. Place hens breast sides up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Crisscross bacon slices over hens. Mix wine, bouillon (dry), water, onion and parsley; pour into roasting pan.

Roast uncovered 1 hour. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees. Roast until drumstick meat feels very soft when pressed, about 10 minutes.

Remove hens to warm platter. Remove bacon and cut into small pieces. Stir bacon into rice. Strain juices from roasting pan into saucepan; stir in currant jelly. Heat, stirring constantly, until jelly is melted; skim fat. Arrange rice around hens on platter; spoon sauce over hens.

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