125. Roast Chicken.

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (2)
Instructions (6)
  1. Procure a nice plump chicken, which draw and truss, and cut the sinews;
  2. pass the spit through under the skewer as usual, and set it down before a clear fire;
  3. after being there five minutes, have ready a pat of butter, in the bowl of a wooden spoon, with which rub the chicken all over;
  4. if the fire is too fierce, put it back a short distance, that it may roast of a yellowish-brown color;
  5. when a light smoke arises from the chicken, which will be in about twenty minutes from the time it was put down, it is done;
  6. but to be quite sure whether a bird is done, the better way is to press it lightly, with your finger and thumb; should it feel quite set, it is sufficiently cooked.
Original Text
125. Roast Chicken.—Procure a nice plump chicken, which draw and truss, and cut the sinews; pass the spit through under the skewer as usual, and set it down before a clear fire; after being there five minutes, have ready a pat of butter, in the bowl of a wooden spoon, with which rub the chicken all over; if the fire is too fierce, put it back a short distance, that it may roast of a yellowish-brown color; when a light smoke arises from the chicken, which will be in about twenty minutes from the time it was put down, it is done; but to be quite sure whether a bird is done, the better way is to press it lightly, with your finger and thumb; should it feel quite set, it is sufficiently cooked.
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