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Barbecued Chicken

A historical recipe from A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery, by Juliet Corson (1886).

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A historical recipe

A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery, by Juliet Corson (1886). Project Gutenberg eBook #35567.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. two tablespoonfuls of butter
  2. one cup of water

Method

  1. Split down the back, and after breaking the joints dress and lay it open.
  2. Use two tablespoonfuls of butter and one cup of water.
  3. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Brown the chicken well, dredge it with flour and baste it every fifteen minutes with drippings from the pan until tender.
  5. Pour over it the gravy that you find in the pan, and serve.
  6. The Southerners, with whom this dish is a great favorite, usually put in this gravy some nice table sauce.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Pastry brush
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery, by Juliet Corson (1886). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #35567 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35567). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.