His and Her Chicken Pie

Name: His and Her Chicken Pie
Yield: Makes 6 to 7 servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 (2½ lb.) frying chickens; 5 c. water; ½ c. shortening; ⅔ c. milk; Olives, pitted ripe and pimiento-stuffed; Olives, pitted ripe and pimiento-stuffed; 2½ c. chicken broth; ½ c. light cream; ⅛ tsp. pepper; 1 tsp. salt; 4 tsp. baking powder; 2 c. sifted flour; ½ tsp. cream of tartar; 2 tsp. sugar; 1 small onion, sliced; ½ tsp. salt; 1 celery stalk, diced; 1 carrot, sliced; 1 c. sliced celery; ½ tsp. monosodium glutamate; 5 tblsp. flour; 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen mixed vegetables

Preparation info

Makes
6 to 7
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

About

This pie flatters people by giving them their choice of dark or light meat

Ingredients

Filling

2 (2½ lb.) frying chickens
5 c. water

Americas
United States
Main course
Pie

Method

Filling

Combine chicken pieces, water, ½ tsp. salt, onion, carrot, diced celery and monosodium glutamate in kettle. Cover and simmer until tender (about 1 hour). Drain and reserve broth. Cool chicken in broth; remove meat from bones, separating dark and light meat.

Cook sliced celery in salted water until just tender. Add mixed