Old Fashioned Vermont Chicken Pie

This recipe is over 150 years old!

Ingredients:
1 chicken
2 teaspoons salt
3 celery stalks with tops
1 medium onion
7 tablespoons flour

Biscuits:
1 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
5 tablespoons shortening
4 to 5 tablespoons milk

Directions:
Place chicken in kettle;
cover with water.
Add salt, celery stalks
and onion; bring to a boil.
Simmer until chicken is tender.
Lift out chicken; reserve broth.
Remove bones from chicken;
cut into rather large pieces.
Place in casserole. Strain reserved broth.
Mix a small amount of cold water
with flour to make a smooth paste.
Stir in 3 1/4 cups strained broth;
pour over chicken. Cover top with Biscuits.
Bake in preheated 400 degrees F. oven
for 30 minutes or until done.

Biscuits: Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
Cut in shortening; mix in milk to make a soft dough.
Pat out on floured board; cut into biscuits.