Chicken Pot-pie, with Dumplings.
Clean and cut up the chicken as for fricassee. Put a good layer of salt pork in the bottom of a broad, not too deep pot; then a small onion, sliced, the chicken, peppered, and enough cold water to cover it well. Over this lay a thick sheet of good “family” pie-crust. Stew one hour and a half; then brown the crust by putting a red-hot stove-cover on the top of the pot. Take off the crust with care, and set by. Take out the chicken and arrange upon a hot-water dish. If the gravy has boiled down too low, add a little hot water. Drop in while the liquor is boiling hot, squares or rounds of raw pie-paste; cook ten minutes, and lay upon the chicken. Stir into the gravy a large spoonful of butter rolled in flour; boil up, and pour upon the dumplings and chicken. Lay the crust on top.