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To Roast a Chicken

The method of preparing and roasting a chicken is the same as for preparing and roasting a turkey. The time required for roasting a chicken varies according to its size and age, but an hour and a half is sufficient time to allow for a large, full-grown chicken not over a year old. Fowls more than a year old should be steamed a longer or shorter time, according to age, before being roasted, or they will be tough and dry; but boiling and stewing are such admirable methods of cooking tough fowls that it is advisable never to roast a chicken unless it is young and tender.