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Chicken Fricassee

From The school kitchen textbook, 1915

For a white fricassee, omit browning.

Presented as published in 1915. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The school kitchen textbook (1915) by Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", page 86. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Chicken Fricassee Clean the chicken, and at the joints cut into pieces for serving. Cover with boiling water ; add two teaspoons salt and one quarter teaspoon of pepper. Simmer till the meat is tender. Remove the large bones and cook them again in the water. Dredge the meat with flour and brown in hot dripping. Put on toast on a hot dish. Strain the broth and remove the fat. To one cup chicken broth add one cup milk and thicken with four tablespoons flour cooked in two tablespoons butter, as directed for white sauce. Add more salt and pepper if needed, and one fourth teaspoon celery salt and one teaspoon lemon juice
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