On Monday, August 19, 2019 at 6:55:43 AM UTC-10, A Moose in Love wrote:
> I bought a stewing hen for $1.88lb.CD. Total $3.85. I quartered it, into my stock pot and bring to a good simmer. Skim and skim some more until no more skimming needs to be done. Add mirepoix and turn down heat. I don't know how long I'll simmer it. At least 4 hours. At one time, I used to really slow simmer it overnight. I also cheated a bit, and will add 2 or so chick boullion cubes. I purchase cubes imported from Poland. They are not as sodium laden as the others, and have a bit more flavour.

I've never cooked a stewing hen. These days they aren't sold in stores. Beats the heck out of me where all the old hens go. My guess is that they go to some island somewhere to laze in the sunshine.

If I did have a stewing hen, I probably stick it in the pressure cooker and cook the shit out of it. Yeah, that's the ticket.