Roasted chicken

1 chicken.                                                   Stuffing (optional)

Oil or dripping.                                         Onion (optional)

3 slices bacon (optional)

1 Prepare chicken as above. Stuff if required.

2 Heat a little oil or dripping in a baking tin and place the chicken in it, breast upward. Cover breast with slices of bacon or smear with oil.

3 Roast in hot oven, basting well to keep it moist.

4 A young chicken will need about 45 minutes, a full-grown bird about 11/2 hours

5 When cooked, remove bacon and allow breast to brown for a further five minutes in the oven.

Turkeys, ducks, and guinea fowl are roasted in the same way.

Bon appetite!