Cut a chicken into small pieces and fry it with a clove of garlic in
a large tablespoonful of lard, for ten minutes. Then add one quart of
water, half a cupful each of green peas, string beans and grains of
corn, and boil one and one-half hours. Add three potatoes cut into
bits, one tablespoonful of rice, salt, pepper and the white of one
egg. Boil for three-quarters of an hour longer, then remove from the
fire. In a tureen mix one mashed potato with the yolk of the egg and
a tablespoonful of vinegar. Strain the broth slowly into this and mix
thoroughly before adding the chicken and other ingredients.

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Fried Chicken, Maryland Style

Cut up a chicken, and season with salt, pepper and a little mace. Dip
the pieces into beaten egg, then roll in flour and fry in lard and
butter until brown. Take out the chicken and in the pan put a large
piece of butter with a little flour. As soon as it froths up stir in
milk until thick. Let it boil a minute and pour over the chicken.

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Chicken with Rice

Cut up a chicken and stew gently for ten minutes in a little water.
Add two ounces of butter, salt, pepper, mace and a green pepper,
chopped very fine, stew until done.

Make a form of boiled rice around a dish and lay the chicken in