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> Thanks everyone!
>
> "I was going to suggest that, then I re-read the OP. Eating "better"
> would suggest to me, healthier. Chicken fried steak is wonderful but
> not particularly healthy. Oh what the hell. Go for it. Make a nice
> buttermilk batter with egg, salt, pepper. Dredge the cube steak in
> some seasoned flour then dip it in the batter and fry the suckers over
> medium-high heat in a little vegetabke oil (or melted vegetable
> shortening) until crispy. Top with cream gravy and be sure to put some
> on the mashed potatoes, too.
> Jill"
>
> So that's what a chicken fried steak is! I have a friend in TX who
> keeps telling me I MUST have one, but when I saw it on the menu at a
> local cafe, it said something about milk in the gravy....and being
> lactose intolerant, I can't handle that. But, I reckon I can try the
> steaks without the gravy....or is that sacrilege? )
>
> I hadn't had cube steaks in years, then one of the local supermarkets
> had them on sale for $1.99 a pound - and the quality is quite good!
> So, I got a large package, and a bunch of these little suckers in my
> freezer, waiting for me to do something interesting to them.

Of course you can have it with brown gravy... that's another thang we do
with it down here in the southern US <G>

Jill