tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929770677111195862.post6062083288547405852..comments2023-08-06T10:48:51.465-04:00Comments on The Pauley Principle: There Must Be 15 Ways to Stretch a ChickenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895935811605466092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929770677111195862.post-64400048313546497362012-01-19T00:05:56.835-05:002012-01-19T00:05:56.835-05:00Glad you enjoyed it, Granny Sue! My parents didn&#...Glad you enjoyed it, Granny Sue! My parents didn't call themselves "homesteaders" or part of the "back to the land" movement. They just knew there was a "real" place where they could raise their family. I had a fun and interesting childhood! Interestingly, they wanted to raise us without the constraints of "society", and they fled the expectations of both sides of the family by eloping and finding a little piece of ground to farm and become independent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11895935811605466092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929770677111195862.post-54252626492218976382012-01-18T23:19:35.267-05:002012-01-18T23:19:35.267-05:00I love this post! How interesting that your parent...I love this post! How interesting that your parents were homesteaders. Part of the same movement as the Nearings, I'm guessing? My folks weren't exactly homesteaders although their first house was a 3-room cabin built in the woods. And the second house, a big Victorian four-square, was in a neighborhood where everyone had gardens and fruit, and many had chickens. So some of your experiences I shared. Mom could make a 5-pound roast last 5 days for 12 people. Sliced so thin you could see through it and served with Yorkshire pudding and gravy on Sunday, slices in gravy over potatoes or bread on Monday, veggie beef soup on Wednesday, Some kind of casserole or rice dish on Thursday. Friday was fish of course, and Saturday was usually something easy like hot dogs, spaghetti or eggs.<br /><br />Now a chicken: Roasted and sliced, chicken noodle casserole, chicken and rice soup, chicken salad for sandwiches, chicken diced for salads...so many possibilities. And like you, I also make the stock and sometimes can it for future use.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929770677111195862.post-87948833480263185092012-01-18T14:31:42.441-05:002012-01-18T14:31:42.441-05:00And to think! I didn't even mention chicken so...And to think! I didn't even mention chicken soup! Well, of course! Thanks for your tips!!! So many possibilities!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11895935811605466092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929770677111195862.post-942138515986746442012-01-18T13:59:10.645-05:002012-01-18T13:59:10.645-05:00I start with a big chicken.(6-7 lb.) Roast it the...I start with a big chicken.(6-7 lb.) Roast it the 1st meal. Meat gets picked off. 1/2 of the meat gets chopped and frozen for a hot dish or nachos. The other 1/2 my husband will have maybe 2 lunches with the meat and the rest goes into chicken soup. All the bones, and skin AND chicken feet become soup. At least 1 qt. of soup is frozen for another lunch...the rest of the soup is eaten over the week. It's amazing how far 1 chicken stretches!dr momihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com