On May 13, 11:17Â*am, Sheldon > wrote:
> On May 12, 8:26�pm, wrote:
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> > On May 12, 10:25�pm, meeleend > wrote:
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> > > Chicken soup is a popular way to use chicken. The type of chicken used
> > > to make soup makes a difference in how it will come out. If you are
> > > buying the chicken specifically for soup, choose a kosher pullet (which
> > > is a young female chicken that is old enough to lay eggs). Kosher
> > > pullets are raised in a free-range environment and eat natural
> > > vegetation and insects. If a kosher pullet is not available, select a
> > > soup chicken, which are usually older, female birds. The meat might be
> > > tougher than a younger chicken, but it has more flavor. Cook the
> > > chicken whole first before cutting it into pieces. This process will
> > > take longer to cook, but the chicken will release more flavor into the
> > > soup.
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> > > meeleend
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> > This information is interesting but I live in Australia and have never
> > seen a kosher pullet or the gender of chickens shown on the
> > packaging. �Do you have any suggestions for the best type of chicken
> > to use in Australia?
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> Same as anywhere else on the planet... a stewing hen... typically an
> old hen that has stopped laying, ie. cyberfowl.- Hide quoted text -
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Thanks. Now I know what to suggest when my friends complain that
their chooks have stopped laying.
Dizzy