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One Cornish hen per person is considered an appropriate serving, though larger hens can be split in half to feed two people. Most sources credit the Makowsky's of Connecticut for developing the small bird in the mid-1950s, while other historians crediting Donald John Tyson of Tyson Foods with the initial idea for breeding and marketing the hens in the 1960's.
Baste the Cornish hens with the reserved lemon juice mixture, and bake uncovered for 30 minutes. Baste the hens again and continue to bake another 30 minutes, basting the hens every 10 minutes until a meat thermometer inserted into a thigh reads 180Â°F(85Â°C). Cornish game hen is a small breed of chicken weighing less than 2 pounds. Cornish game hens have a high ratio of bone to meat, and most cooks allow 1 bird per diner.