Fried Chicken, Maryland Style

Cut up a chicken, and season with salt, pepper and a little mace. Dip the pieces into beaten egg, then roll in flour and fry in lard and butter until brown. Take out the chicken and in the pan put a large piece of butter with a little flour. As soon as it froths up stir in milk until thick. Let it boil a minute and pour over the chicken.

This vintage recipe is from "Joe Tilden's Recipes for Epicures", 1907. Major Joseph Tilden was in his time one of the most famous Bohemians and epicureans of the Pacific Coast.