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c1540 J. Drummond tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova Def. of Age sig. A.iii^v These thynges may be amended with..chekyn broth, with due rest and slepe, and also with swete and odoryferous thynges.

1767 B. Clermont tr. Menon Art Mod. Cookery Displayed I. 191 (heading) Chicken Fricassee of different Manners.

1813 J. Simpson Compl. Syst. Cookery (ed. 3) 671 Chicken Panado. Boil a chicken in..stock,.., mince the breast and legs very fine, then pound it in a mortar [etc.].

1814 L. Tronchet Picture of Paris 126 (table) A chicken patty..2 10 [francs].

1848 New Eng. Offering July 78 I will only say that your chicken gravy ought to resemble melted lard, as near as may be.

1853 A. Soyer Pantropheon xvi. 138 Choose, among..fine sucking pigs,..the most worthy of the culinary sacrifice. Draw it by the upper part;..and fill it with chicken sausages chopped small, the flesh of thrushes, ortolans, and pork.

1871 Riddell's Indian Domest. Econ. & Receipt Bk. (ed. 7) 417 Chicken curry... Mathee ka bajee and fennel curry with meat.

1903 World (N.Y.) 22 Mar. (Metropolitan section) 4/5 Chaw main, which costs 75 cents, is chicken chop suey, served on a bed of crisp vermicella.

1929 Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-eye 18 Aug. (Mid-West Progress ed.) The village night-clubber who likes chicken sandwiches.

1932 M. R. Anand Curries 83 (heading) Chicken biriani.

1977 Washington Post 27 Oct. dc 8/2 We ordered chicken fried rice..for the children to share.

2009 Times 21 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 15/1 What better dishes to eat in winter than a bowl of rich meatballs in tomato sauce or a garlicky chicken casserole?