The following recipes are not concerned with farmyard pullets, or capons fed for the table, but with the fowl which is more normally within the housewife’s budget - usually rather old and tough.
Very old chickens should either be simmered in milk, or painstakingly jointed, sautéd, seasoned, wined, and casseroled to produce the best results.
Text © Patience Gray and Primrose Boyd. Illustrations © David Gentleman.