Old-Timey Chicken Pastry - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 fat hen, cut up
    4 to 5 c. self-rising flour
    3 Tbsp. Crisco
    salt and pepper
Preparation
    Place hen in a large pot.
    Add enough water to cover. Add salt and pepper to taste.
    Boil until tender.
    Using warm water, mix flour and Crisco to form a biscuit like dough.
    Roll out into thin sheet of dough. Allow to set and slightly dry. Cut into strips 2 x 5-inch.
    Drop into boiling chicken broth, a few strips at a time. Allow to cook for 15 to 20 minutes without stirring.
    Serve with candied yams.

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