Instructions: "A Jewish legend relates that at the time of Methuselah, children were born after a few days pregnancy and could walk and talk right after birth. Once a newborn babe, running to fetch a light whereby his mother might cut the navel string, met the chief of the demons, and a combat ensued.

"Suddenly a cock crowed and the demon made off, crying out to the child, and report unto thy mother, if it had not been for the crowing of the cock, I had killed thee.

"Whereupon the child retorted, Go and report unto thy mother, if it had not been for my uncut navel string, I had killed thee." (Israeli Cookbook

1 tbsp chicken fat
3 onions, sliced
1 cock (or pullet), cut up
salt, pepper, paprika to taste

Put the chicken fat and onions in the pot and the chicken pieces on top.

Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika. Clo0se the pot tightly and cook very slowly on top of the range. Water generally is not required unless the fowl is fat, and even then only a few spoonfuls should be added at a time. Cook until the chicken is tender, about 2 1/2 hours (for the cock!).

[Spike says that Chinese cooks will not buy a male chicken if it has already crowed. There are certain dishes they make with immature male chickens that apparently arent good after the chicken matures and crows. Spike prefers her male to be mature and he can crow all he wants!]

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