Cooking -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Home economics
Singe carefully, remove the pin feathers, draw as directed above.
Wipe, stuff, sew and tie or skewer into shape, dredge with flour,
cover with plenty of dripping; roast in a hot oven. When the flour is
brown check the heat, baste frequently with the fat, and when nearly
cooked dredge with pepper and salt and again with flour. Bake a 4 lb.
chicken 1-1/2 hour, or until the joints separate easily. If browning
too fast, cover with paper. (Roast chicken is considered to be more
wholesome and to have a better flavor when cooked without stuffing.)
FRICASSEE OF CHICKEN.
The first attempt of an inexperienced cook in the preparation of a
chicken should be a fricassee, as it will provide an opportunity for
her to study the anatomy of a chicken while cutting it in pieces, and
also show her the position of the intestines, so that when she
attempts to draw a fowl she will know just where to place her hand so
as to remove them without breaking.
To prepare a chicken for a fricassee, clean and singe. Cut the chicken
at the joints in pieces for serving. Place in a kettle, cover with
boiling water, add 2 level tsps. of salt, a ssp. of pepper (some like
a small piece of salt pork). Simmer until tender, reducing the water
to a pint or less, lift the chicken, melt 1 tbsp. of butter in a
saucepan, add 2 tbsps. of flour, and when well mixed pour on slowly
the chicken liquor. Add more salt if needed, pepper, 1/2 tsp. of
celery salt, 1 tsp. of lemon juice (an egg may be used by beating and
pouring the sauce slowly on the egg, stirring well before adding it to
the chicken). Pour this gravy over the chicken and serve; dumplings
may be added if desired, or it may be placed in a deep dish, covered
with pastry and baked for chicken pie.
(The chicken may be browned in a little hot fat as in braising meat,
and cooked in the same way.)
BROILED CHICKEN.
Singe and split a young chicken down the back. Break the joints, clean
and wipe with a wet cloth, sprinkle with pepper and salt, rub well
with butter or dripping, place in a double grid-iron and broil 20
minutes over a clear fire. The chicken may be covered with fine bread
crumbs or dredged with flour, allowing a plentiful supply of butter or
dripping, and baked in a hot oven 1/2 hour.
MEAT SOUFFLE.
Make 1 cup of white sauce and season with chopped parsley and onion
juice. Stir 1 cup of chopped meat (chicken, tongue, veal or lamb) into
the sauce. When hot, add the beaten yolks of two eggs; cook 1 minute
and set away to cool. When cool, stir in the whites, beat very stiff.
Bake in a buttered dish about twenty minutes and serve immediately.
CROQUETTES.
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