Pressed Chicken
- Chicken
- Salt
- Pepper
- Celery salt
- 1 teaspoon of gelatine
Cook chicken quite tender, remove the meat from the liquor and cut moderately fine. Let the liquor cook down until you have 3/4 cup to each chicken, then season lightly with salt, pepper and celery salt and add 1 teaspoon of gelatine. Then return meat to liquor and put in pans to mold.
Submitted by Sep 9, 2009
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Celery
- Celery contains plant hormones that relax the nerves
- Celery is an effective food for weight loss because it is low in calories but is somewhat filling due to the cellulose
- Celery is over 90% water and is loaded with fiber
- Celery seeds can be used to treat arthritis, rheumatism, and gout
- Chinese celery is common to stir fry and soup, and has a much stronger flavor than American celery
- The origin of celery is widely considered to be the Mediterranean region
- The root of celery is commonly used in European cooking but not in America
- The people of Ancient Greece believed celery was holy and sometimes wore it around their necks
- Celery was used in ancient times for medicinal purposes