The Story of Crisco

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Coffee (Chicken a la King- boiled)

*Chicken, a la King-1/2 boiled chicken (one pint in thick pieces), 2 tableone pint in thick pieces), 2 tablespoons Crisco, 2 fresh mushrooms, 1 cup cream, ½ cup sherry wine, yolks 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 green pepper and 1 red pepper, cut in long thin strips. Melt Crisco, add mushrooms, cook 5 minutes. Add chicken, heat through, add salt, wine and the strips of peppers. (The chicken should be removed from bone in long thick pieces.) Beat yolks until light, add cream, cook over boiling water or in chafing dish, stirring constantly until thickened, about 12 minutes; then pour over hot chicken mixture and serve at once on toast.

April 27

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