Pressed Chicken
Ingredients
1 chicken, cut up
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
water
1 bay leaf
cloves to taste
1/2 tsp. celery seed
1 Tbsp. gelatin softened in:
2 Tbsp. cold water
Cooking Instructions
Cut chicken in pieces. Cover with water. Add 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Cover. Simmer slowly until meat falls from bone. Remove meat and bones from broth. Add 1 bay leaf, a few cloves, and 1/2 tsp. celery seed to broth. Boil for 10 minutes. Strain. Add 1 Tbls. gelatin, which has been softened in 2 Tbls. cold water, to each pint of broth. Stir until dissolved. Separate bones and meat. Shred meat. Combine meat and broth. Mix thoroughly. Pour into mold. Cover chicken with a plate. Weight down. Chill until firm.
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