Chicken Stovies Recipe

1 Chicken or Fowl
2 lbs. potatoes
2 onions
salt
pepper
butter
3 gills water

Prepare the bird and cut into pieces for serving. Cut up the potatoes roughly and slice the onions. Arrange alternate layers of chicken, potatoes and onions in a casserole, spring each layer with salt and pepper, and dotting with butter. Pour in the water and cover tightly. Cook for three-four hours in a slow oven. Or cook in an iron pot over gentle heat.