| 1 | Prepare chicken for roasting. |
| 2 | Draw skin of neck smoothly over back. |
| 3 | Fold wing tips under. |
| 4 | Press wings and legs against body. |
| 5 | Thread a large needle with white twine. |
| 6 | Use double. |
| 7 | Press needle through one wing at middle joint, through end of neck skin, and through second wing at middle joint. |
| 8 | Pull cord firmly under breast and up across legs and thighs. |
| 9 | Draw the legs close together, covering the opening made for drawing the fowl. |
| 10 | Cross the string over the legs and tie them to the tail. |
| 11 | Skewers may be used to hold wings and legs against body. |
| 12 | If desired, the wings may be folded tightly in position over the folded neck skin and the legs slipped through the vent opening. |
| 13 | The household searchlight |