Ingredients

• 3 -5 sprigs parsley
• 3 -5 sprigs thyme
• 1 (3 1/2-4 lb) broiler-fryer chickens, with giblets reserved for stock (recipe follows)
• 1/2 lemon, sliced
• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened (or margarine)
• 2 tablespoons butter (or margarine)
• 1 cooking apple, peeled, cored, and grated
• 1 small egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1 grated lemon, zest of
• salt and black pepper
• 1 cup fresh white breadcrumbs (or whole wheat, rye, etc.)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped