From Shari's collection of old-fashioned recipes, this recipe is about 130 years old. The old is new again.
One 5 pound chicken
1/4 cup fat or salad oil
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup catsup
4 cups boiling water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Method
Wash, dry and disjoint chicken.
Heat fat in kettle; blend in flour. Stir in catsup, boiling water, lemon juice, salt Worcestershire sauce and pepper. Add chicken; cover. Simmer for 3 hours or until chicken is tender. Serve with cornmeal mush or rice.