MAMIE'S CHICKEN PIE

Steps:

• Boil a large fryer in water to barely cover with a little grated onion, salt and pepper until done.
• Remove meat from bones, discarding skin and gristle.
• Strain stock and use for gravy.
• Gravy: Place stock in pan with milk.
• Thicken with flour which has been thinned with a little cold milk.
• Cook until it is as thick as heavy cream.
• Strain while boiling hot and pour over chopped chicken.
• (I have never had to strain it if you constantly stir it while thickening).
• Pie Crust: Mix all ingredients, adding egg and ice water last.
• Line a 11x14 baking dish with thinly rolled crust, prick well with fork and bake at 450 deg until lightly golden brown.
• Pour into this crust lined dish part of the chicken and gravy mixture, then a layer of sliced egg, then more chicken and gravy and then sliced egg to come even to the top of the pan.
• Roll out top crust extra thick and cut to the size of the dish.
• Put on top of dish and seal edges.
• Cut small holes the size of a nickle on the top crust and use the holes to decorate.
• Brush melted butter over the top.
• Bake at 450 deg for 15 min, then lower temp to 350 and bake until brown and bubbly.
• (her notes exactly: do not be tempted to use a mix for the crust, because the crust makes the pie!).