President Hardings Chicken Pot Pie

Step 1: Boil chicken with whole onion.

Step 2: Cook until falling off bone, adding water as needed.

Step 3: Remove chicken.

Step 4: Measure out 4 cups chicken broth, and cook onion and potatoes in broth.

Step 5: Season to taste.

Step 6: Meanwhile, let chicken cool.

Step 7: And make pie crust: sift flour salt and baking powder.

Step 8: In a bowl, add lard and use fork to combine.

Step 9: Add enough milk to make a dough(no milk amount given).

Step 10: Roll out and blind bake bottom crust.

Step 11: In hot oven 425 degrees F.

Step 12: Bake for 10 minutes (no time or temperature give)

Step 13: Debone and remove skin from chicken.

Step 14: Add some chicken to cooked pie crust (they saved dark meat usually for croquettes).

Step 15: Add potatoes.

Step 16: Skim out onions (chop up onion you added to chicken too and put over, seasoning lightly).

Step 17: Add a small amount of broth and add top crust.

Step 18: Bake (no time or temperature given) 375 degrees F. for 50 minutes until crust is golden brown.

Step 19: Meanwhile, use the rest of 4 cups chicken broth to make a gravy.

Step 20: 2 tablespoons butter melted

Step 21: Add flour seasoning light.

Step 22: Add chicken broth and whisk cook thickened.

Step 23: Season to taste.

Step 24: Pour over top of chicken pot pie when serving.