tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post5399626583022427439..comments2023-11-03T08:03:15.599-05:00Comments on Killer Fiction: The Southern Fried Chicken DilemmaKathy Bacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-33908006715024743552009-03-19T13:59:00.000-05:002009-03-19T13:59:00.000-05:00Hi Christie,There is an art to making good fried c...Hi Christie,<BR/><BR/>There is an art to making good fried chicken. Needless to say, I still haven't quite mastered it.<BR/><BR/>Then again, it's once in a blue moon when I do venture in the sacred southern frying grounds with my trusty cast iron skillet.<BR/><BR/>Great blog post as usual!<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>TambraTambrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946812014885444381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-64872473155965825192009-03-17T20:13:00.000-05:002009-03-17T20:13:00.000-05:00Hi Sandy,It is a lost art. I think I could still ...Hi Sandy,<BR/><BR/>It is a lost art. I think I could still cut a whole chicken, but don't even give me a live one. I'd have it named, a nice comfortable bed, and feeding it special corn before the hour was up.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-90746375044684717822009-03-17T20:11:00.000-05:002009-03-17T20:11:00.000-05:00Alexis,LOL! I agree, no plucking my food!Thanks s...Alexis,<BR/><BR/>LOL! I agree, no plucking my food!<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-43292888004371110562009-03-17T20:10:00.000-05:002009-03-17T20:10:00.000-05:00MJFredrick,Thanks girl!! It's like I said, we tak...MJFredrick,<BR/><BR/>Thanks girl!! It's like I said, we take Chicken serious!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-62123871744460335832009-03-17T18:17:00.000-05:002009-03-17T18:17:00.000-05:00Christie,I'm sorry its taken me so long to get her...Christie,<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry its taken me so long to get here, but I knew I had to come knowing the topic. <BR/><BR/>You certainly brought back memories of my mother wringing the chicken's neck and plucking it feathers. We spent every Sunday at Grandma's house for dinner, and it was always fried chicken. There isn't a place anywhere who made fried chicken like she did. She knew how to cut it, too, and that's a lost art. <BR/><BR/>Great post.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-53930713982138957302009-03-17T18:01:00.000-05:002009-03-17T18:01:00.000-05:00My mother's family is from the Bronx, so I don't h...My mother's family is from the Bronx, so I don't have any deeply held belief on fried chicken. But, the stories she tells about the liitle Italian grandmothers killing the chickens in the bathroom and plucking the feathers makes me think that I'll just have a steak.Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02697829277446614352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-47832064413635919382009-03-17T17:53:00.000-05:002009-03-17T17:53:00.000-05:00I'm with your husband on this one, too! Luby's has...I'm with your husband on this one, too! Luby's has the BEST fried chicken! (Love Popeyes, too, but it's pricey). I emailed the link to your blog to my mom-my stepdad would have done the same thing!MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-91515196430511971332009-03-17T12:52:00.000-05:002009-03-17T12:52:00.000-05:00Lucy,Okay...tell me what needs kicking and I'll ge...Lucy,<BR/><BR/>Okay...tell me what needs kicking and I'll get after it!!<BR/><BR/>And about me telling on myself... Well, I hold my head in shame, and yup, I know it made me look bad, especially after he defended me against the chicken fury from my family. But girl . . . you should have seen him. It was so funny. And hey. . . I did sit with him while he grumbled and ate his veggie plate. (SMILE)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and from now on, cover key board before reading. LOL.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-73922314809028867322009-03-17T12:40:00.000-05:002009-03-17T12:40:00.000-05:00I'm kicking myself over something that I can't tel...I'm kicking myself over something that I can't tell you because you'd help me out...with the kicking that is but, having said that...<BR/><BR/>I think you did more telling on yourself than you did your husband. And I have to say, you're lucky I wasn't drinking a liquid when I read that you left the KFC bucket in the picture!!! because we'd be discussing the cost of the repairs to my laptop. :) Not to mention, you pretended you didn't know your husband?!?! Okay, I probably would've done the same but I wouldn't have admitted to it in my blog. ;)<BR/><BR/>Happy Tuesday.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820350511791595345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-44206863069563076002009-03-17T12:25:00.000-05:002009-03-17T12:25:00.000-05:00Okay, Terrio,Take some deep breaths. I can see yo...Okay, Terrio,<BR/><BR/>Take some deep breaths. I can see you have the same problem my hubby does. LOL!<BR/><BR/>That man went bat shit crazy right there in that restaurant.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-91942316464209982182009-03-17T12:10:00.000-05:002009-03-17T12:10:00.000-05:00I'm not southern but I love fried chicken. Ho...I'm not southern but I love fried chicken. However, though my grandmother was an awesome cook, she had no patience to teach me or my sister how to do it. Neither did our mother. So neither my sister or I can cook much of anything that doesn't come out of a box. (And my grandmother always used breadcrumb instead of flour.)<BR/><BR/>BUT, I can make most anything Italian including a pretty good lasagna. And I've recently started coating pork chops and boneless chicken thighs in seasoned bread crumb and baking them. They actually come out really juicy and no grease is used at all!<BR/><BR/>Now, about the Luby's thing. That reminds me of the time I went to Cracker Barrel and they had NO chicken & dumplins. This is the only reason I go to Cracker Barrel. I was so mad I ranted and raved and the manager ended up taking the food I did order (which was NOT good) off my bill. How does a Cracker Barrel run out of chicken & dumplins?!?!Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-82607049616814519362009-03-17T10:56:00.000-05:002009-03-17T10:56:00.000-05:00Tori,My hubby will be so happy that someone sees i...Tori,<BR/><BR/>My hubby will be so happy that someone sees it his way. <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much of stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-42015210821686242852009-03-17T10:55:00.000-05:002009-03-17T10:55:00.000-05:00A fried lump, huh?LuAnn, don't fret too much. You...A fried lump, huh?<BR/><BR/>LuAnn, don't fret too much. You are healthier for having that cooking flaw!<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-73477439687473191022009-03-17T10:48:00.000-05:002009-03-17T10:48:00.000-05:00Luby's not having fried chicken? I'm sorry but tha...Luby's not having fried chicken? I'm sorry but that's just unAmerican!!! What morons! I'm firmly with your husband on this one.<BR/><BR/>(I really love fried chicken. *g*)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-59896477414312560462009-03-17T10:43:00.000-05:002009-03-17T10:43:00.000-05:00I've never been very good at frying chicken. It ne...I've never been very good at frying chicken. It never gets crispy like it should and ends up just sitting there like a lump!LuAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049897327581610278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-46140273579514345292009-03-17T10:03:00.000-05:002009-03-17T10:03:00.000-05:00Great tip Keri.Grandma's chicken went straight to ...Great tip Keri.<BR/><BR/>Grandma's chicken went straight to the platter. Of course, it never hung out long there. <BR/><BR/>I can't tell you how many times I burned my mouth eating a freshly fried drumstick.<BR/><BR/>And hey...fried Okra and squash is so good. <BR/><BR/>CC<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-43429832653352049992009-03-17T09:49:00.000-05:002009-03-17T09:49:00.000-05:00Gemma, fry you up some battered okra! Or green tom...Gemma, fry you up some battered okra! Or green tomato slices! *bg* son LOVES fried okra.<BR/><BR/>Christie, after pulling your chicken from the pan, be sure to let it drip on a wire rack, NOT a paper towel. The paper will make the bottom of the chicken soggy while the rack keeps it crispy!Keri Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342480359177235075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-77717805208839458352009-03-17T09:40:00.000-05:002009-03-17T09:40:00.000-05:00Gemma,You can Southern Fry tofu. I swear it. And ...Gemma,<BR/><BR/>You can Southern Fry tofu. I swear it. <BR/><BR/>And girl, I can believe you were raised by hibbie parents. You make a fab hippy, hot shoes and all.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-46127323105263168042009-03-17T09:38:00.000-05:002009-03-17T09:38:00.000-05:00Fried chicken (southern or otherwise) is so out of...Fried chicken (southern or otherwise) is so out of my realm. I've been a vegetarian for twenty years. What can I say? I'm a native California raised by hippie parents. I even have the baby pics of me in love beads to prove it. ;)<BR/><BR/>~GemmaGemma Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677167276575234867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-57648251352794706012009-03-17T09:37:00.000-05:002009-03-17T09:37:00.000-05:00Bookmobiler,Frying water, huh? LOL!Oh, listen, my...Bookmobiler,<BR/><BR/>Frying water, huh? LOL!<BR/><BR/>Oh, listen, my hubby swears he's sending Luby's a link to my blog today.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for stopping in. And you're right, I'd be mean too if someone chased me down and rung my neck.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for popping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-50421617129053523102009-03-17T09:34:00.000-05:002009-03-17T09:34:00.000-05:00Michelle,I hadn't cooked lasagna in years. Then l...Michelle,<BR/><BR/>I hadn't cooked lasagna in years. Then last Christmas my sister in law suggested we cook something different. So I made a big batch of spinach lasagna. It was sooo good that now I have to cook it about every other week or my hubby has a fit. I may have to have him detoxed off that, too. :-)<BR/><BR/>And I'm happy to know that other people's fried chicken isn't camera ready either.<BR/><BR/>And being considered Italian isn't a bad thing. You can yell and scream and get away with it! (SMILE)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-14389706364079933772009-03-17T09:28:00.001-05:002009-03-17T09:28:00.001-05:00Keri,I've heard of that and I know when I worked a...Keri,<BR/><BR/>I've heard of that and I know when I worked at a restaurant years ago, they 'wet' battered their chicken, too. <BR/><BR/>But . .. hey, I got in trouble for trying to pass off "bought" chicken as grandma's chicken, I can't imagine what they'd do if used a different recipe. LOL.<BR/><BR/>I think we all have those cooking pictures. They bring back good memories, don't they?<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for posting. And hey . . . between you and I, I might see if your recipe won't cook up photo perfect chicken if I have to photograph it again!Christie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-36232579996678789082009-03-17T09:28:00.000-05:002009-03-17T09:28:00.000-05:00"Southern Fry" a mean bird"If I was a chicken and ..."Southern Fry" a mean bird"<BR/><BR/>If I was a chicken and got Southern fried I'd be feeling mean too!<BR/><BR/>Cholesterol is a form of revenge!<BR/><BR/>As for me, I'm an ace at frying water.<BR/><BR/>I'm with your husband. It's absolutely appalling how often new owners or management stop doing thing their customers loved.Bookmobilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698377864458267666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-69408962780918923052009-03-17T09:08:00.000-05:002009-03-17T09:08:00.000-05:00Hey Christie,That is too funny, I tried to cook fr...Hey Christie,<BR/><BR/>That is too funny, I tried to cook fried chicken once and well let's just say it probably was worse than what you spoke of. Though honestly, even though it wasn't pretty to look at it was delicious.<BR/><BR/>As for dinner, usually since it's St. Patty's Day we have Ham and Cabbage. This year though, we already had it, so we won't be having it again. <BR/><BR/>My specialties are casseroles and easy italian dishes. Turns out the italian dishes are good thing, as I got a guy who loves Italian food,lol. He actually thought I was Italian, don't know why and he didn't know either he just thought I was. Alas, i'm not but I can make a good baked ziti and lasagna.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the laughs, I look forward to your blogs every week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-90399877812835394492009-03-17T08:52:00.000-05:002009-03-17T08:52:00.000-05:00BEST way to do fried chicken-- batter the chicken ...BEST way to do fried chicken-- batter the chicken in wet pancake batter FIRST (make batter like it says on the back of box), then coat it in flour, then drop it in your skillet. The crust is AMAZING! (I found this in my 50's version of Better Homes and Garden Rec. Book)<BR/><BR/>My cooking picture with grandma is patting out hamburger meat for burgers. I'm sitting on the counter, at the most of 2, smashing the meat!Keri Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342480359177235075noreply@blogger.com