Chicken Cacciatore (Hunter Style)

One 3-pound chicken, cut up
About 2 T butter, olive oil, or other shortening
1 clove garlic, chopped fine or through press
1 whole pimento cut into 1" squares
1/2 t oregano or thyme
1/4 t black pepper
About 1 1/2 t salt
2 T flour 
2 T or more sherry with 1/2 C tomatos
1/4 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced thick and sauteed in 2T butter

Heat shortening. Brown chicken over moderate heat. Sprinkle all other ingredients
except mushrooms over chicken. Cover. Simmer about 40 minutes for fryer, 60 for
roaster. Add more wine or tomatoes is chicken seems dry. Turn chicken several times
while simmering. When chicken is tender, add mushrooms and cook uncovered 5 minutes.
Arrange chicken on platter and pour the rest on top.

From "The New Antoinette Pope School Cookbook", p773, Italian Dishes.

Judy makes several changes: canned mushrooms, not sauteed, much more tomato, more sherry.