Buy a stewing hen, they are usually sold quite inexpensively, boil it up at a very low simmer for several hours with an onion, celery, carrot some parsley, thyme etc. Let it chill overnight and skim off the fat next day. With the addition of noodles or rice and chopped up veggies you can get about ten nourishing servings of soup. Remove the meat from the bones and with the addition of various root and other veggies make a stew for several more meals. Very tasty, inexpensive and nourishing to boot.