Chicken Pot Pie
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Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken Pot Pie

The Suffrage Cook Book (1915)
Course Main Course
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

Stewed Chicken

  • chicken
  • 2 sprigs parsley
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 small onion
  • salt and pepper
  • ½ cup cream
  • flour

Chicken Pot Pie

  • potatoes
  • flour
  • salt and pepper
  • dough

Instructions
 

Stewed Chicken

  • Clean and cut chicken and cover with water.
  • Add a couple sprigs of parsley, 1 bay leaf, and a small onion.
  • When chicken is almost done add salt and pepper to suit taste.
  • When chicken is done place in dish or platter and add one half cup cream to the gravy.
  • Thicken with a little blended flour and strain over chicken.

Chicken Pot Pie

  • Remove chicken from bones.
  • Boil potatoes enough for family.
  • Line a deep baking dish or a deep pan with good rich paste. Sprinkle flour in bottom.
  • Lay in a layer of chicken; now potatoes, sprinkle with a little salt and pepper; now cut thin strips of dough, lay across.
  • Then a layer of chicken; then a layer of potatoes, and so on until the top of the pan is reached.
  • Pour the gravy over all the chicken.
  • Put a crust over all the top and bake until well done and nicely browned.
  • Make little punctures in dough to allow the steam to escape.
Keyword chicken

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