Basic Chicken Stock - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 qt. cold water
bones of 1 chicken, gizzard and neck
1 onion, peeled, cut in half and stuck with 2 cloves
2 carrots
2 celery stalks
6 parsley stems
2 bay leaves
salt
peppercorns
pinch of leaf thyme

Preparation

Place all ingredients in the cold water.
Bring to a boil. Skim off foam.
Simmer slowly for 4 hours to reduce by one-third. Strain and freeze.