Cut half a raw chicken into small pieces, and break the bones; put it on
the fire with a quart of cold water. Boil it slowly until it is reduced
to less than half; season with salt and a little pepper, if the invalid
is not too ill for pepper. Strain it first through a colander, then a
jelly-bag, into a mold or a bowl. If the chicken is quite tender, broil
carefully the breast of the other half of it; cut it into dice, or put
it whole into the mold or bowl, and cover it with the liquid. When the
jelly has hardened, scrape off the layer of fat at the top of the mold
before turning the jelly on a little oval platter.