Roast Chickens in Jelly

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Ingredients (9)
For the chickens
For the jelly
For serving
Instructions (8)
  1. Take two chickens, and roast them.
  2. Boil some calf's feet to a strong jelly; then take out the feet, and skim off the fat.
  3. Beat up the whites of three eggs, and mix them with half a pint of white wine vinegar, the juice of three lemons, a bundle or two of mace, a few pepper-corns, and a little salt.
  4. Put them to your jelly; and when it has boiled five or six minutes, strain it several times through a jelly-bag till it is very clear.
  5. Then put a little in the bottom of a bowl large enough to hold your chickens, and when they are cold, and the jelly set, lay them in with their breasts down.
  6. Then fill your bowl quite full with the rest of your jelly, which you must take care to keep from setting, so that when you pour it into your bowl it will not break.
  7. Let it stand all night; and the next day put your bacon into warm water, pretty near the top.
  8. As soon as you find it loose in the bacon, lay your dish over it, and turn it out whole.
Original Text
TAKE two chickens, and roast them. Boil some calf's feet to a strong jelly; then take out the feet, and skim off the fat; beat up the whites of three eggs, and mix them with half a pint of white wine vinegar, the juice of three lemons, a bundle or two of mace, a few pepper-corns, and a little salt. Put them to your jelly; and when it has boiled five or six minutes, strain it several times through a jelly-bag till it is very clear. Then put a little in the bottom of a bowl large enough to hold your chickens, and when they are cold, and the jelly set, lay them in with their breasts down. Then fill your bowl quite full with the rest of your jelly, which you must take care to keep from setting, so that when you pour it into your bowl it will not break. Let it stand all night; and the next day put your bacon into warm water, pretty near the top. As soon as you find it loose in the bacon, lay your dish over it, and turn it out whole.
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