On Friday, August 26, 2016 at 2:30:23 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > There might be a teaspoon of "Colonel's Secret Original Recipe Seasoning"
> > per ton of flour. The seasoning might be mostly pepper, with a
> > teaspoon of other herbs and spices per ton of pepper.
>
> No. I worked at a KFC for 2 months in the summer of 1971. It's not all
> pepper at all. The seasoning came in a large package (maybe One lb? just
> guessing). That was mixed with so much flour to make enough to cook 12
> chickens cut up into 108 pieces).... 6 large pressure cookers filled
> with lard and 18 pieces per pot.
>
> The chicken was dipped in a wash of eggs and milk, then rolled in the
> flour/spice mix, then into the pressure cookers. There was no marinating
> the chicken beforehand.
>
> I've said before that I swear I remember seeing the list on the spice
> pack. Listed all 11 but not amounts. Maybe I'm mistaken about that as
> you would think it's not so secret if that was the case. I still think
> they did list them back then. I remember thinking I should write that
> down.
>
> Oh well...ancient history. They cooked the chicken differently back then
> and they used lard. I'm sure that attributed to the taste.
>
> I tried them again about a year ago and still loved the chicken
> (original).
>
> It's good as long as you don't eat there often. When I worked there,
> employees were allowed to eat all the chicken that they wanted. I
> thought I had died and gone to fried chicken heaven. Within a week of
> that all you can eat though, I was completely sick of the taste and
> rarely ate it again. hahaha

I would have known what the *******s were trying to do right off and foiled their little plan by not shoveling food into my greedy, gaping, maul. My guess is that I would have made employee of the month and they would have stuck my photo in the dining room for all to see and know.