Elisabeth Ayrton

Queen Henrietta Maria’s Morning Broth

Bouillon de Santé

Preparation info

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

The Cookery of England

The Cookery of England

By Elisabeth Ayrton

Published 1975

  • About

Sir Kenelm Digby* tells us that the Queen drank the following simple chicken broth every morning in order to keep her good health.

Ingredients

  • 1 ‘Brawny Hen or Young Cock’
  • 1 handful of parsley
  • 1 sprig

Method

All these were put in as much water as would cover them – probably a little more than a quart (1 l.) – and boiled until they were reduced to ‘less than a Pint for one good porringerful’.

No doubt someone else ate the chicken.

The broth made with this combination of herbs is very goo