This section is from the book "The White Ribbon Cook Book", by Kathryn Armstrong. Also available from Amazon: The White Ribbon Cook Book.
Draw, singe and boil the chicken. When done and perfectly cold remove the skin and cut the meat into dice. If you want it very nice, use only the white meat; save the dark for croquettes. After you have cut it set it away in a cold place until wanted. Wash and cut the white parts of celery into pieces about a half inch long, throw them into a bowl of cold water and also set them away until wanted. To every pint of chicken allow two-thirds of a pint of celery and a cup and a half of mayonnaise dressing. When ready to serve, dry the celery and mix with the chicken; dust lightly with salt, white pepper or cayenne, then mix with it the mayonnaise. Serve on a cold dish garnished with white celery tips. One cup of white cream may be added to every 1/2 pint of mayonnaise when ready to use it. It makes the dressing lighter, with less of the oily flavor.
 
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