Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
Chicken Broth
From The hearthstone; or, Life at home, 1883
Serves 3
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- One chicken weighing one and a half or two pounds
- three pints of cold water
- a teaspoonful of salt
- A tablespoonful of soaked rice or tapioca
Method
Cut the chicken in pieces and the meat from the bones and put all in cold water.
Skim thoroughly when it comes to a boil; add salt and simmer for three hours.
Strain and serve.
If desired, add soaked rice or tapioca after straining and boil for half an hour.
As published
This recipe was extracted from The hearthstone; or, Life at home (1883) by Laura C. Holloway, page 107. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Chicken Broth. — One chicken weighing one and a half or two pounds. Cut the chicken in pieces and the meat from the bones and put all in three pints of cold water. Skim thoroughly when it comes to a boil ; add a teaspoonful of salt and simmer for three hours. Strain and serve. A tablespoonful of soaked rice or tapioca
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