On Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:15:47 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Friday, October 12, 2018 at 3:10:49 PM UTC-4, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:21:47 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
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>> >"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
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>> >On Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:48:53 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> >wrote:
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>> >>
>> >>"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
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>> >>On Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:07:36 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> >>wrote:
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>> >>>
>> >>>"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
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>> >>>On Thu, 11 Oct 2018 18:34:47 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> >>>wrote:
>> >>>
>> > wrote in message
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>> >>>>> On Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 2:00:06 PM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> I made a chicken fried steak the other day after posters were
>> >>>>>> mentioning
>> >>>>>> it,
>> >>>>>> something I have not made for years, I used to make it quite good but
>> >>>>>> it
>> >>>>>> was
>> >>>>>> pretty dismal overall, including the gravy, dog thought it was a treat
>> >>>>>> though.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Cheri
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>> How did you make it? Give us some details and maybe we can find where
>> >>>>> you
>> >>>>> went wrong.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>I didn't pound the flour in well, used too much oil for frying, didn't
>> >>>>let
>> >>>>the oil get hot enough, greasy tasting including the gravy. I know what I
>> >>>>did wrong, just didn't do it right.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Cheri
>> >>>>
>> >>>I didn't season the flour enough and then used too much flour for the
>> >>>gravy so the whole thing tasted blah.
>> >>>
>> >>>==
>> >>>
>> >>>I just can't get my head around covering something crispy with gravy) I
>> >>>expect it is because I have never had any)
>> >>>
>> >>look at these images of chicken fried steak:
>> >>http://tinyurl.com/y9kgptf9
>> >>you also put the gravy on the mashed potatoes that you prepare along
>> >>with the chicken fried steak.
>> >>you have two different kinds of preparation confused. The images I
>> >>provided are of chicken fried steak.
>> >>The other preparation discussed here was for (smothered pork chops?)
>> >>http://tinyurl.com/ycmpf4ve
>> >>the subtle difference is that the chicken fried steak is dredged,
>> >>fried, removed from pan and a gravy is made from the drippings and
>> >>perhaps a bit of the dredging flour. The chicken fried steak is
>> >>placed on your plate and you put some gravy on your potatoes and your
>> >>meat.
>> >>Smothered pork chops are dredged, fried a bit, removed, a gravy is
>> >>made and the pork chops are returned to the pan to finish cooking.
>> >>You serve the pork chops with the gravy from the pan.
>> >>HTH
>> >>Janet US
>> >>
>> >>==
>> >>
>> >>Oh I think we would like those pork chops!! I have printed that recipe
>> >>off for later Thanks very much
>> >>
>> >>For some reason I assumed the CFS would be breadcrumbed! I learn
>> >>something new every day
>> >>
>> >>Thanks very much for all that. It is much appreciated)
>> >>
>> >
>> >The dredging material varies according to what mom did, and regional
>> >custom.
>> >Janet US
>> >
>> >==
>> >
>> >Ahhh so that is variable too) What did yours have?
>>
>> frying meats in this manner is not something that was made by people
>> in my family or those I knew. My background and community is/was
>> German.
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>Schnitzel.
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><https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnitzel>
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>Cindy Hamilton

gesundheit! My family, as I said, did not make fried meats. Schnitzel
was not from our area.