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Skillet cookery
ISBN: 9780911954555
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内容简介
Present day chickens are descended from the jungle of Southeast Asia and appear to have been domesticated as early as 2500 B．C．However，until recent times，
they remained an infrequent luxury at the dinner table．It used to take months to
raise a bird to maturity，and hens were prized for their egg producing capability. As a
result，the chickens which were picked for consumption were either stringy roasters
or tough，old hens．Tender，young fowl were rarely available，and considered a
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special delicacy． ，’‘
Today,of course，the situation has dramatically improved．Chicken is widely
available and at very reasonable prices．Tender，young birds，(known as broilers or
fryers) are no longer a rarity．Instead they are the variety which is most commonly
marketed．This rapid change in the availability and quality of chickens has been due
to the ingenuity of American poultry farmers and agricultural researchers．They
worked to develop special breeding and nourishing techniques for producing plump
and juicy chickens．They perfected methods which reduced the time required to ma。
ture the birds from months，to just weeks．
