Smothered Chicken

Ingredients

• Split a young roasting chicken down the back
• Spread with a layer of butter
• pour over it a cupful of boiling water
• cook in the oven about an hour
• pour over it one cupful of thick, hot cream
• two cupfuls of fresh mushrooms

Method

1. 1

   Split chicken, lay breast up in a baking pan, spread with butter, season, and pour boiling water over it.

2. 2

   Cover and cook for about an hour.

3. 3

   If nearly tender, pour over thick hot cream and mushrooms, cover, and cook for an additional 15-20 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from High living (1904) by Linie Loyall McLaren,, page 17. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN — Split a young roasting chicken down the back and lay it, breast up, in a baking-pan or a casserole. Spread with a layer of butter, pepper and salt, and pour over it a cupful of boiling water. Cover closely, and cook in the oven about an hour. If nearly tender, pour over it one cupful of thick, hot cream, and two cupfuls of fresh mushrooms

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