Ingredients1 each hen1 salt and pepper1 chicken fat1 olive oil2 each celery, stalks, sliced thick3 each turnips, quartered1/2 each onion, thickly chopped2 each carrots, sliced thick1 sugar1 sage1 tarragon2 cup chicken broth1 cup dry vermouth1 red pepper flakes, dried2 each tomatoes, quarteredRub salt and pepper all over and in the hen. Put chicken fat with a little olive oil and butter in heavy skillet. Brown hen whole on all sides. Be sure all is brown. Take out and put in grease celery, turnips, onion and carrots. Fry 5-8 mins. Put in bottom of slow-cooker set to high. Add a little sugar, sage, tarragon. Rinse out iron skillet with water. Add to the slow cooker. Add chicken broth and dry vermouth. Put browned hen in. Sprinkle with dried red pepper flakes. Place around and in hen the turnips and tomatoes. Turn pot to low and let cook all day.