Recipe - Cock-A-Leekie (Chicken And Leek Soup)

2 One half pound Frying chicken cut up
4 cup Water
1 Medium carrot, cut or sliced up
1 Medium stalk celery, cut or sliced up
One half cup Barley
2 teaspoon Chicken bouillon
2 teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
1 Bay leaf
1 One half cup Sliced leeks, with topps

Heat all ingredients except leeks to boiling in Dutch oven. Reduce heat.
Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Add leeks. Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer until thickest pieces of chicken are done, about 15
minutes. Remove chicken from broth and cool slightly. Remove chicken from
bones and skin; cut chicken into 1 inch pieces. Skim fat from both. Remove
bay leaf. Add chicken to broth. Heat until hot, about 5 minutes.

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