Chicken soup for the cold??

Well it looks that I have survived my head cold with only a slight hangover from the cold medication.........but will we survive the cold temperatures plus the wind chill of this January in the Okanagan desert remains to be seen. Had spicy tea and fruitcake for tea break...good for the soul, later will have some red wine. Have the ingredients to make a Mennonite chicken noodle soup, a Manitoba recipe, but think I'll do that tomorrow to have before we brave the elements to go out to church. Plunk the whole chick(skinned?) in a pot of broth 2qt with anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves for 2-3 hrs skim occasionally. Remove chick from pot, remove meat from bones add a spot of butter to the broth. You have already cooked some skinny pasta...I got vermicelli. Now you get a large bowl for each of the eaters put some of the cooked drained noodles in your bowl, then some of the meat, then a ladle of broth and enjoy. Might need a fork as well as a soup spoon.