Recipe - Chicken Pot Pie (Chicken

7 One fourth cup WATER; WARM
1 One half qt WATER; BOILING
3 ga WATER
18 1/8 pound
2 pound BUTTER PRINT SURE
1 2/3 Dozen EGGS SHELL
1 1/3 cup MILK; DRY NONFAT L HEAT
4 pound CARROTS FRESH
5 pound PEAS FZ
1 pound CELERY FRESH
4 pound POTATOES FRENCH FZ
2 qt FLOUR GEN PURPOSE 10LB
2 One fourth qt FLOUR GEN PURPOSE 10LB
1 tablespoon SUGAR; GRANULATED 10 LB
1 One half cup SOUP GRAVY BASE CHICKEN
1 cup SHORTENING; 3LB
14 teaspoon BAKING POWDER
1 tablespoon PEPPER BLACK 1 LB CN
2 tablespoon SALT TABLE 5LB
5 teaspoon SALT TABLE 5LB

PAN: 12 BY 2 One half BY 20INCH STEAM TABLE PAN TEMPERATURE: 425 F. OVEN

1. COOK POTATOES, CELERY AND CARROTS IN BOILING, SALTED WATER UNTIL
TENDER.
DRAIN. SET ASIDE FOR USE IN STEP 4.

2. BLEND BUTTER OR MARGARINE AND FLOUR TOGETHER; STIR UNTIL SMOOTH.

3. GRADUALLY ADD BUTTER OR MARGARINE AND FLOUR MIXTURE TO SOUP AND GRAVY
BASE, CHICKEN AND 3 GALLONS OF WATER; STIRRING TO PREVENT STICKING.

4. ADD PEPPER; HEAT SLOWLY UNTIL SMOOTH AND THICKENED, STIRRING
CONSTANTLY.

5. ADD COOKED POTATOES, CELERY, CARROTS, PEAS AND CHICKEN TO SAUCE.

6. PLACE AN EQUAL QUANTITY OF MIXTURE IN EACH PAN.

7. RECONSTITUTE MILK; COMBINE WITH EGGS AND SUGAR. MIX THOROUGHLY.

8. SIFT TOGETHER FLOUR, BAKING POWDER AND SALT; COMBINE WITH LIQUID
MIXTURE.

9. ADD SHORTENING OR SALAD OIL; MIX WELL.

10. POUR AN EQUAL QUANTITY OF BATTER OVER TOP OF CHICKEN MIXTURE IN EACH
PAN.

11. BAKE 20 TO 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL CRUST IS GOLDEN BROWN.

NOTE: 1. IN STEP 5, 4 LB 15 OZ FRESH WHITE POTATOES A.P. WILL YIELD 4 LB
DICED POTATOES, 4 LB 4 OZ FRESH CARROTS A.P. WILL YIELD 4 LB SLICED
CARROTS
AND 1 LB 6 OZ FRESH CELERY A.P. WILL YIELD 1 LB CHOPPED CELERY.

2. IN STEP 5, 4 LB 5 OZ (2/3 NO. 10 CN) CANNED, SLICED CARROTS,
DRAINED OR 3 LB 5 OZ FROZEN CARROTS MAY BE USED. ADD CARROTS TO SAUCE IN
STEP 9.

3. IN STEP 7, 12 OZ (1 Three fourths CUPS) SOUP AND GRAVY BASE, CHICKEN COMBINE
WITH 3 GAL HOT WATER MAY BE USED. SEE RECIPE NO. A01200. IN STEP 1, OMIT
SALT

4. IN STEP 9, 1 LB 3 OZ (1NO. 2 One half CN) PEAS, DEHYDRATED, COMPRESSED
OR 4 LB 15 OZ (3/4NO. 10 CN) CANNED PEAS, DRAINED MAY BE USED.

5. IN STEP 14, BATTER WILL BE VERY THIN. DO NOT ADD ADDITIONAL FLOUR.

6. BAKING POWDER BISCUITS MAY BE USED FOR TOPPING. OMIT STEPS 11
THROUGH 15. PREPARE One half RECIPE NO. D00100; PLACE BAKED BISCUITS OVER TOP
BEFORE SERVING. EACH PORTION: 1 CUP AND 1 BISCUIT.

7. OTHER SIZES AND TYPES OF PANS MAY BE USED. SEE RECIPE NO. A02500.

Recipe Number: L15001

SERVING SIZE: 1 CUP PLUS

From the Army Master Recipe Index File (actually used today!).
Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.