Grandmas Chicken Soup

Grandmas Chicken Soup-Medical research now shows: it actually will help cure a cold; or make you wish you had one.

This recipe provides a substantial soup as well as a cooked bird, which can be used for other uses.

1 fowl (3 to 4 pounds)    

1 cup milk

1/2 pound ham

1 Tbsp. minced parsley

1 onion, diced

Salt and pepper

2 to 3 qts. water             

 1 Tbsp. flour

1/4 cup rice       

1 Tbsp. chicken fat (for additional flavour)

Cut fowl into quarters with the ham and onion, and add the water. Simmer until the meat is very tender, then strain, reserving the meat to be used in any way desired. Remove all possible fat, and to one and one-fourth quarts of this soup (the remainder can be kept for stock) add rice, minced parsley, salt, and pepper. Simmer until rice is tender, add milk, then add roux made of flour and chicken fat, Cook until the mixture is thickened (about 5 minutes), season and serve.

Variation-Use noodles instead of rice. ©Al (Alex-Alexander) D. Girvan. All rights Reserved.