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Early cookbooks reveal that chicken pie was every bit as popular as roasted turkey for the prinicipal entree at Thanksgiving dinner. Al- though it's hard to believe, some familes even served both. This recipe, with its bizarre inclusion of prunes and currants, nutmeg and cinnamon, has been developed from a very early recipe. Do not be put off by the fruit and spices. Their presence is unobtrusive and they enhance what can be a very pedestrian sauce, turning it into a magnificent, if mysterious, backdrop for the chicken. |