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To Feed Chicken

From The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened, 1910

Be careful to keep the milk sweet in their trough.

Presented as published in 1910. 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 closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened (1910) by Sir Kenelm Digby, page 134. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

TO FEED CHICKEN First give them for two days paste made of Barley Meal and Milk with Clyster Sugar toscowre them. Then feed them with nothing but hashed Raisins of the Sun. The less drink they have, the better it is : for it washeth away their fat ; but that little they have, let it be broken Beer ; Milk were as good or better

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