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6 to 8
Medium
Published 1980
This recipe, reduced to reasonable proportions, comes from a Reading manuscript dated 1765. It is extremely good and quite unlike other fricassées of chicken. In the garnish, I have replaced the original oysters with button mushrooms for economy, but you can use fresh or tinned oysters if you wish.
Cut the meat off the chickens 2 hours before you want to start cooking the dish. Put the chicken meat in the refrigerator while you make the stock. Put the chicken bones, carcasses and skin into a large saucepan with
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