Chicken Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 whole stewing chicken
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 sticks celery, chopped
4 carrots, sliced
2 tsp. parsley flakes
salt and pepper to taste
noodles (desired amount)

Preparation

Put chicken in a 4-quart pot of water.
Skim top of water just before it comes to a boil.
The chicken takes about 1 1/2 hours to be tender.
Add vegetables the last 1/2 hour.
Cook noodles and add to the soup.