Queen Soup

• A Chicken
• ¼ Pound of Rice
• ½ Pint of Cream

Take a fine large chicken, clean it nicely and put it whole into a pot containing about five quarts of water. Add chopped onion, thyme, bay leaf, one carrot, a small bunch of celery, and one cup of rice. Let the Chicken simmer well for about four hours, and, when well cooked, take out the Chicken from