Garnished Milk Chicken

• 2 small spring chickens
• 1 small onion stuck with 2 cloves
• 2<

Cover the chickens with warm water in a saucepan, season with salt, bring to the boil, remove any scum, replace lid and cook gently for 35 minutes. Drain off the liquid (use for soup) and pour in the milk and add the onion. Simmer gently for 30 minutes. Take up the birds and keep them hot. Thicken the milk with the flour, then stir in one of the eggs, beaten, cook and stir over a gentle heat un