Chicken Sandwiches

Original Recipe

Mince up fine any cold boiled or roasted chicken; put it into a saucepan with gravy, water or cream enough to soften it; add a good piece of butter, a pinch of pepper; work it very smooth while it is heating until it looks almost like a paste. Then spread it on a plate to cool. Spread it between slices of buttered bread.

Ingredients

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  • 1 saucepan with gravy
  • 1 good piece of butter
  • 1 pinch of pepper
  • 1 paste
  • 1 plate to cool

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Mince up fine any cold boiled or roasted chicken; put it into a saucepan with gravy, water or cream enough to soften it; add a good piece of butter, a pinch of pepper; work it very smooth while it is heating until it looks almost like a paste.

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    Then spread it on a plate to cool.

  3. 3

    Spread it between slices of buttered bread.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)