Chicken Pie

Ingredients

• 1 large chicken
• 2 tablespoons butter
• pepper
• salt
• 1 1/2 pints of flour
• 1 heaping kitchen spoon of lard
• enough ice water to moisten dough
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt

Method

1. 1

   Cut chicken in pieces and wash in cold water.

2. 2

   Put chicken in pot with enough cold water to cover it.

3. 3

   Cook until done.

4. 4

   Add butter, pepper, and salt, thicken with a little flour if needed.

5. 5

   For the crust, work flour and lard with water and salt, roll out, line a dish, and bake until brown.

6. 6

   Pour in chicken and cover with top crust.

7. 7

   Serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 6 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Kentucky receipt book (1903) by Mary Harris Frazer, page 46. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Chicken Pie. Take 1 large chicken or 2 small ones. Cut in pieces and wash in cold water. Put chicken in pot with enough cold water to cover it. Cook until done. Add 2 tablespoons butter, pepper and salt, thicken with a little flour if needed. Pie Crust. One and one-half pints of flour, 1 heaping kitchen spoon of lard, enough ice water to moisten dough, % teaspoon of salt.

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