Pressed Chicken
From Mother Hubbard's cupboard, 1887
Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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As published
This recipe was extracted from Mother Hubbard's cupboard (1887), page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
PRESSED CHICKEN. Boil two chickens until dropping to pieces ; pick meat off bones, taking out all skin ; season with salt and pepper ; put in deep tin or mould; take one-fourth box of gelatine, dis- solved in a little warm water
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