On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:48:12 -0800, Christine Dabney
> arranged random neurons and said:

>On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 04:44:46 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:
>
>>Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Cornish hens supposed to be
>>"baby chickens" i.e. 5-6 weeks old and not over 2lbs in weight? I ask
>>because when I was out food shopping today, one of our local supermarkets
>>had "Cornish hens" on sale that weighed around 6-7lbs each... They looked
>>like ordinary chickens to me, just a bit bigger than the ones I normally
>>buy. <g>
>
>No, my understanding is that they are a separate breed. Baby chickens
>are poussins, from what I have read.
>Most Cornish hens are much smaller than that, as you mentioned.

Christine, I'm pretty sure they actually are baby chickens that are
overfed (as opposed to force fed) and slaughtered at 5 - 6 weeks. The
2 in my freezer are 22 ounces apiece.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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