Place hens in one or more baking pans, breast side up. Combine sherry, honey, soy sauce, gingerroot, garlic and salt in bowl. Mix well.

 

Pour over hens. Bake in preheated conventional oven at 375 degrees F for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until chicken is no longer pink. Baste occasionally with pan juices during cooking. Remove from oven.

 

Transfer hens to clean pan. Keep warm above 140 degrees F. Strain pan juices into saucepan. Discard solids. Cook over high heat for 7 to 10 minutes or until reduced by half, stirring constantly.

 

Pour sauce evenly over hens. Keep warm above 140 degrees F. To prepare to order, reheat pasta in boiling water for 10 to 20 seconds. Drain.

 

Serve each hen on a bed of 3 oz of pasta with vegetables, such as steamed carrots, yellow squash, and snow peas.