A committee of ladies collected the receipts; the editor of the Manual of Domestic Economy arranged them — British cookery and household management, c.1864.

To Devil Chicken

2 pages in this part of The British Cookery Book.

To Devil Chicken (With two or three slices)

with two or three slices of cold smoked tongue or ham, and some button mushrooms or oysters; add nutmeg and mace, and put the whole in a…

To Devil Chicken (Take the pinions rump thighs)

571. Take the pinions, rump, thighs, and gizzard; strew over them half a tea spoonful of cayenne pepper, and a spoonful of salt; put a lump…

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