Fried Chicken Maryland

Ingredients

• Select carefully a young tender fryer
• salt and pepper
• one cup of water
• large piece of butter or chicken fat

Method

1. 1

   Singe and cut into halves or quarters.

2. 2

   Wash carefully and dry, then dip into flour to which has been added salt and pepper.

3. 3

   Place large piece of butter or chicken fat in an iron skillet and when hot, drop in pieces of chicken and brown quickly on all sides.

4. 4

   Reduce heat, add one cup of water and let simmer slowly until done.

5. 5

   Remove lid and let chicken fry down slowly.

6. 6

   Serve with creamed gravy.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Southern cook book of fine old recipes (1935) by Lillie S. Lustig, page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fried Chicken Maryland". Add a table- spoon of flour and a cup of thin cream; bring to boiling point, stirring con- stantly. Way down yonder on Eagle Creek, Niggers don't grow but eleben feet; When they're out it ain't no use To build a ten-f-oot chicken roost. Barbecued Chicken 1 young broiling chicken 5 tablespoons melted butter 2 tablespoons vinegar ¥2 teaspoon dry mustard V-2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 pinch red pepper Split young chickens for broiling. Place them on a broiling rack, skin face down, and cook under moderate flame until well browned and almost tender. Turn and brown the other side. While chicken is cooking, baste fre- quently with the above mixture. Fried Chicken Maryland Select carefully a young tender fryer. Singe and cut into halves or quarters. Wash carefully and dry, then dip into flour to which has been added salt and pepper. Place large piece of butter or chicken fat in an iron skil- let and when hot, drop in pieces of chicken and brown quickly on all sides. Reduce heat, add one cup of water

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