Civil War Chicken
Source of Recipe
from marilynn at alleasycookin
Recipe Introduction
Due to the shortage of salt during the war, Southerners
were forced to use salted meat for their food.
List of Ingredients
Civil War Chicken
1 whole fryer or favorite chicken pieces
Pepper, to taste
6 slices salt meat (like bacon or smoked ham, etc)
3 tablespoons flour
Split chicken down the back and place in iron skillet
with 1 inch water. Pepper to taste. Place thinly sliced
salt meat evenly onto chicken pieces. Cover tightly
and bake 3 hours at 250 degrees F. Thicken gravy
with a flour paste.
Makes 4 servings. Recipe
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