South Carolina Chicken Bog
["1 baking hen, cut up", "2 tsp. salt", "3 tsp. black pepper", "3 c. rice", "1/4 c. diced onion", "water to cover chicken", "2 lb. hot link sausage (optional)", "1/4 c. diced celery (optional)"]
["Boil cut-up hen and onion until the meat falls off bone on chicken.", "Wash rice and add to chicken, making sure to have about 6 cups water in pot.", "Add salt and pepper.", "Bring to a good boil, stir a couple of times while boiling.", "Cut heat to very low. Place lid on pot and cook for 40 minutes or until the rice is soft.", "Serves about 10 to 12."]
["baking hen", "salt", "black pepper", "rice", "onion", "water", "sausage", "celery"]