April 14, 1955 English Muffins, Chicken A La King,

English Muffins

"A repeat in response to many requests"

1 cake compressed yeast or 1 pk. active dry yeast
1/4 c. lukewarm water
3/4 c. scalded milk
3/4 c. water
2 t. salt
3 T. melted shortening
1 T. sugar
4 c. flour (about)

Dissolve yeast in 1/4 c. warm water. Combine scalded milk and water. When lukewarm add yeast, then remaining ingredients. Turn out on to floured pastry cloth and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place in grease bowl, brush top with melted shortening, cover, let stand in warm place until double in bulk. Roll out to 1/3 inch thickness. Let stand about 2 minutes. (This makes the dough easy to cut.) Cut out with a 4 inch cutter being careful to cut way through the dough. Makes 12 large or 14 medium muffins. Place cut muffins on a baking sheet well covered with cornmeal. Sprinkle more cornmeal on top. Let rise 30 minutes. Pickup carefully with a pancake turner and bake on an ungreased griddle on low heat for about 7 minutes on each side.

To serve: Split by pulling apart and toast on split side. Serve with plenty of butter and jam.

Note: English muffins may seem doughy to you but the pulling apart and toasting under the broiler until brown eliminates this. English muffins may be wrapped in cellophane or aluminum foil and frozen. Will keep up to 6 months.

Chicken A La King

Wonderful served on toasted English Muffins

1 1/2 c. cubed cooked chicken
3 T. butter or chicken fat
1 c. fresh sliced mushrooms
3 T. flour
1 c. chicken stock
1 c. thin cream
1/2 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper
1 whole canned pimiento cut into strips

Cook fresh mushrooms in butter for about 4 minutes. Add flour and blend well. Add stock abd cream and cook on low heat, stirring constantly. Add chicken and pimiento with seasonings. Serve ho over English muffins.

Tip: You may use 1 14 oz can mushrooms instead of fresh mushrooms. Chicken a la King freezes well. To freeze, pack in tubes or rigid containers suitable for freezer (plastic containers are wonderful). Freeze. To serve: Remove from container, cook on low heat for one hour in covered saucepan. This amount serves 5.