Chicken soup

8 ingredients
15 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 (5 lb) ready to cook stewing chicken
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 medium carrot
  • celery leaves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 -6 peppercorns
  • 4 -6 whole allspice
  • 2 -3 teaspoons salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Cut chicken into pieces.
  2. 2
    Use all pieces for soup except breast.
  3. 3
    Cover chicken with water (about 3 quarts.)
  4. 4
    Add vegetables and spices; bring to a boiling.
  5. 5
    Simmer until tender, 2-3 hours.
  6. 6
    Remove skin and bones from meat; cut meat into pieces.
  7. 7
    Strain broth and skin off fat.
  8. 8
    Add chicken to broth; salt to taste.
  9. 9
    Boil 3 minutes.
  10. 10
    Pour, hot, into hot Ball jars.
  11. 11
    ,leaving 1-inch head space.
  12. 12
    Adjust caps.
  13. 13
    Process pints 30 minutes, quarts 45 minutes, at 10 pounds preassure.
  14. 14
    Heat and serve; or cook noodles 1 minute in boiling water; rinse; drain.
  15. 15
    Add to soup and heat until noodles are tender.

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