Directions

1. Split four chickens lengthwise along the middle of the back; flatten and remove as many bones as possible. Season with salt and pepper; sprinkle with melted butter and half cook in the oven.
2. This done, coat thoroughly with English mustard, sprinkle with bread crumbs; pour a little melted butter over and complete the cooking gently on the broiler.
3. Set on a dish now, bordered with four ounces of blanched and fried bacon, cut in small slices, four ounces of potatoes, cut in in round slices three-quarters of an inch in diameter, and four ounces of fresh mushrooms. Set to cook in the oven under cover.
4. When about to serve, sprinkle the whole with a few drops of lemon juice, a few tablespoonfuls of gravy and chopped parsley.