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Old-fashioned English Chicken Pie

Cover chicken, cut in pieces for serving, with boiling water, add two sprigs of thyme, one sprig of marjoram, bit of bay leaf, two sprigs parsley, tied in a bag. Simmer gently until tender.

One half hour before chicken is done, add one half pound bacon cut in small pieces.

Arrange on the bottom of baking dish, slices of hardcooked eggs, cover with sautéd mushrooms, then a layer of chicken meat, and continue until dish is filled. Add three cups of sauce made from the liquor in the pan and thickened with two tablespoons butter and four tablespoons flour cooked together; reheat in oven, and garnish with pastry points cut in the shape of triangles, and parsley, and serve.