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The Cook County cook book

1912

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Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
BAKED CHICKEN.— Make a dressing of bread, shredded, on- ions, a little celery seed, salt and pepper and a lump of butter. If desired, sage may be put in, but in small quantity. One egg and a cup of milkBaked Chicken. Cover the breast of the fowl with strips of fat pork, when these are crisp, shake them away and lay a lump of butter 264 FOWL on the brown breast. Baste frequently. Let the fowl bake until very tender, then lay it on the dish and make gravy. — Mrs. A. E. Whitney, 1760 Edgewater Place, Chicago, 111. VARIATION I.— Cut the fowls open and lay them flat in a pan, breaking down the breast and the back 'bones, dredge with flour, and season well with salt and pepper, with bits of butter; put in a very hot oven until done, basting frequently with melted but- ter, or when half done take out the chicken .and finish by broiling it u<pon a gridiron over bright coals. Pour over it melted butter and the juices in the pan in which it was baked. — Mrs. B. O. Fort- son, 3135 Forest Ave., Chicago, 111. BOSTON BAKED CHICKEN.— Clean, joint, and prepare a chicken as for frying. Season 3^ cup flour, with pepper, salt and celery salt. Roll the chicken in the flour and pack closely in a bean jar or a baking-pan with a tight-fitting lid. Pour 2 cups of boiling water over and dot with lumps of butterBoston Baked Chicken. Bake in a brisk oven for 15 minutes, and then bake slowly till done. The time re- quired depends on the age of the fowl. Any tough, ol-d fowl maj' be prepared in this manner, and will be tender and delicious.— Clara Rapp, 7129 R)ho<ies Ave.. Chicago, 111. VARIATION I. — Prepare chicken as for stewing, roll each piece in flour, place in a small dripping pan, sprinkle with pepper and salt, and some butter, fill the pan half full of sweet milk, cook in the oven for 1 hr. The milk makes a nice gravy. — Mrs. H. B. Wright, 3813 S. State St., Chicago, Til. BAKED MINCED CHICKEN.— Mix together 2 cups of minced cold chicken, lamb or veal. 1 cup of chopped ham and 1 cup of fine bread crumbs. Moisten thoroughly with well-seasoned soup stockBaked Minced Chicken. Turn into a greased bake-dish and set in the oven until heated through. Break upon the top of the mince as many eggs as will lie side by si<le on it. sprinkle wnth salt and pepper, re- turn to the oven and bake until the whites are set and firm. Send to table in a pudding dish. — Mrs. Frank Mullins. Franklin, Til. CHICKEN IN BASKETS.— To 3 cups of hot mashed pota- toes, add 3 tablespoons of butter, 1 teaspoon of salt, yolks of 3 eggs, slightly beaten, and enough milk to moistenChicken in Baskets. Shape in form COOK COUNTY COOK BOOK 265 of small baskets, using a pastry bag and tube. Brush over with white of Ggg, slightly beaten, and brown in oven. Fill with creamed chicken. For handles of baskets use parsley. — Mrs. E. D. Bennett, Bartlett, 111.