Chicken or Turkey a la King
(100 servings)
9 lbs chicken or turkey, cooked and diced
1 lb. 12 oz. butter
1/2 lb. onion
2 lbs celery
1 lb. canned mushrooms
4 oz. chopped green pepper
1 lb. 5 oz. flour
1 T. 2 TSP. salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 1/4 qt. stock
1 1/2 qt. water
14 oz. milk
3 1/2 oz. chicken base
12 oz. pimento.
Procedures
1. Sautee onion, celery, mushrooms and pepper in the butter.
2. Add the flour, salt and pepper to the sautee mixture, stir together.
3. In a large Sauce pan, combing the stock, water, milk and chicken base. Heat till scalded.
4. Add all other ingredients to the liquid, continue to cook over medium heat till liquid thickens somewhat.
5. Serve over rice, toast or biscuits.
Note: The recipe notes it serves 100 but with about 2 gallons of finished product it is probably closer to 50 servings than 100.
Source: Handwritten , anonymous recipe.