I've ordered two roasting chickens from a lady at our church, who
raises chickens for eggs and when they stop laying, they are "made
ready" for cooking. I hope that the quality will be better than what I
get at the grocery store....Sharon

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> In article >, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
> > On Fri 25 Mar 2005 07:01:49a, Melba's Jammin' wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> (snippage)
> > >
> > >> > Whoops, sorry for the confusion -- it was a pre-seasoned number --
> > >> > Lemon Pepper by Gold 'n' Plump -- do you have that brand out there?
> > >> > Maybe it's a local thing. I believe that Gold 'n' Plump are the
> > >> > birdies on the deli rotisseries around here. They had a Mesquite
> > >> > seasoned one, too, but I'm not fond of mesquite -- and I think
> > >> > they're all salty regardless of 'flavored' or not.
> > >
> > >> Oh, I see. Maybe they brined them as well as seasoned them.
> > >
> > > Brined? Heh! That'd be "12% solution" injected. From the label:
> > > "Solution Ingredient: Water, salt, sodium phosphate and natural
> > > flavoring. Coated with Seasoning: black pepper, salt, sugar, dehydrated
> > > lemon peel, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, spices, citric acid,
> > > modified food starch to prevent caking, and natural lemon flavoring."
>
> > Wow! Did you get chicken with that?!? <vbg>
>
> Dear heart, it's getting harder and harder to find unadulterated meat
> around here. Pork and chicken especially. Did get chicken.
> Salty-tasting. :-) But note that the first ingredient in the
> "solution" is water. Adds what, 8-10% ? to the cost of the bird -- for
> water?
> --
> -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Arizona vacation pics added 3-24-05.
> "I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
> say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
> performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.