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Ingredients

3 1/2 lbs ready to cook chicken, cut up
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1 cup diced celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped carrot

Preparation

Cover chicken with 3 quarts of water. Add thyme and oregano. Bring to boiling. Simmer covered 1 hour. Remove chicken from the broth. cool. Remove meat from the bones, dice. Strain broth, skim off fat. Return to kettle. add the chicken, celery,onion,carrots, 1 tablespoon salt. and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil. reduce heat and cook covered 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
Pour hot soup into hot jars, leaving 1 inch head space. Adjust lids. Process in pressure cooker at 10 pounds, 75 minutes pints or 90 minutes for quarts.
BEFORE SERVING:.
For each pint add 1 cup of water. boil uncovered at least 10 minutes. BEFORE SERVING:.
add 1/2 cup cook noodles.