On Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 10:31:19 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Sep 2016 10:21:14 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
> > Dave Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > On 2016-09-03 9:36 AM, wrote:
> > >
> > > > Used to love it back in the 70s - we would pick up a bucket for supper
> > > > as that was the night we got the groceries after work. I liked the
> > > > 'extra' crispy that was in for awhile but then it seemed to go off in
> > > > general. I tried some last summer and while it was edible, don't
> > > > think I will bother again. You're right though, it's still popular,
> > > > there are always people there, no shortage.
> > >
> > > I first had it in the 60s and loved it. I only had it a few times but
> > > then had it with my not yet wife in the early 70s and was sadly
> > > disappointed. I have not bought it since but have had a couple pieces
> > > and was not impressed enough to overcome that dismal experience.
> >
> > Even with the newer inferior taste, how bad could it have been? ;-D
>
> It got so bad at one point that the real Colonel Sanders returned to
> right the ship. I have a KFC near me and stop there for a
> mini-chicken sandwich when I'm hungry and walking past it. They're
> fine, IMO - but I'm not a fried chicken critic. I only ask that it's
> crispy and not dripping with grease.
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.

The Colonel would probably shit in his white pants if he saw how they were cutting up his beloved chicken. KFC probably started doing that the day after his funeral.