Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4      pounds        frying chicken -- cut up
   2      cups          water
   2      large         white onions -- chopped
   2      cups          celery -- diagonally sliced
     1/4  cup           flour or cornstarch
     1/4  cup           soy sauce
   1      can           bean sprouts -- (16 oz ), drained
   1      can           bamboo shoots -- (5 or 6 oz),
                        -- optional
   1      can           waterchestnuts -- (6 or 8 1/2 oz),
                        -- drained and
                        sliced
   3      tablespoons   molasses
                        chow mein noodles or fluffy rice
                        toasted slivered almonds

Preparation:

Place chicken with water, onions and celery in crock pot. Cover and cook on Low setting for 8 to 10 hours. One hour before serving, turn to high setting. Remove chicken; bone and cut up meat into bite size pieces. Return to crock pot. Combine flour with soy sauce and stir into crock pot with bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and molasses. Stir Serve over chow mein noodles or hot fluffy rice. Sprinkle with toasted almonds. (8-10 servings)