To boil young Chickens

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
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The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Instructions (11)
  1. Put your chickens in scalding water.
  2. As soon as the feathers will slip off take them out, or it will make the skin hard and break.
  3. When you have drawn them, lay them in skimmed milk for two hours.
  4. Truss them with their heads on their wings.
  5. Singe and dust them well with flour.
  6. Put them in cold water.
  7. Cover them close.
  8. Set them over a very slow fire.
  9. Take off the scum.
  10. Let them boil slowly for five or six minutes.
  11. Take them
Original Text
To boil young Chickens. PUT your chickens in scalding water, as soon as the feathers will slip off take them out, or it will make the skin hard and break, when you have drawn them, lay them in skimmed milk for two hours, then truss them with their heads on their wings, singe and dust them well with flour, put them in cold water, cover them close, set them over a very slow fire, take off the scum, let them boil slowly for five or six minutes, take them
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