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To Cook Chickens

Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 · Page n40

Editorial context

Introductory guidance by L. M. Annable detailing visual and tactile indicators for assessing the freshness and quality of chickens and older fowls prior to cooking.

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To Cook Chickens By L. M. ANNABLE

CHICKENS when fresh are known by full, bright eyes, pliable feet, and soft, moist skin. Old fowls have long thin necks and feet and the flesh on back has a purplish shade. The best fowls are plump, with skin nearly white and the grain of the flesh fine.

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Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1
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Public rights statementThis material was originally published in the United States in 1900 and is believed to be in the public domain in the United States. Source: Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1, 1900-07-01, page n40, via https://archive.org/details/sim_good-housekeeping_good-housekeeping_1900-07_31_1. Repastory is not affiliated with or endorsed by Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 or its current owner. Rights may vary outside the United States.

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  • Poultry selectiontopic · subject of advice
  • Chicken qualitytopic · subject of advice

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Good Housekeeping, Page 39

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 39

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By L. M. ANNABLE

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