Goomba38 wrote:
> villa deauville wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> Discovedred this ng by accident and have a question.How can you stop a
>> chicken falling apart while making the soup?
>> How can I prevent this ?
>
>
> I don't think I've ever seen a chicken soup with a whole chicken in it?
> Isn't "falling apart" a desired thing??
> Goomba
>
Sephardic Jews stuff and boil whole chickens. About fifty years ago,
my husband and I were invited to such a family's Friday night dinner,
a special meal for Jews, as it announces the beginning of the Sabbath.
First the soup was served, with noodles, matzoh balls and carrots,
after that the chicken, which was bound with butcher's string. It was
stuffed with a fragrant stuffing, full of raisins and other sweet
fruits. Small potato pancakes, vegetables and a horse radish sauce
were served with the chicken. It did not fall apart when the string
was removed and was then partly sliced (the breast) and partly cut up
with poultry shears. The chicken did not taste like anything I had
ever eaten before, but it was delicious. A plain honey cake and fresh
fruits rounded out the meal.

I wish I had asked the hostess for the recipe.