Chicken Roly-Poly

Original Ingredients

• one quart of flour
• two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar
• one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a teacupful of milk
• a teaspoonful of salt
• minced chicken, veal or mutton
• pepper and salt

Original Instructions

1. 1

   Mix two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar with the flour

2. 2

   dissolve one teaspoonful of soda in a teacupful of milk

3. 3

   add a teaspoonful of salt

4. 4

   do not use shortening of any kind, but roll out the mixture half an inch thick

5. 5

   lay minced chicken, veal or mutton on it

6. 6

   The meat must be seasoned with pepper and salt and be free from gristle

7. 7

   Roll the crust over and over, and put it on a buttered plate

8. 8

   place in a steamer for half an hour

9. 9

   Serve for breakfast or lunch, giving a slice to each person with gravy served with it