ms_peacock wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
>> 28.19...
>>> Oh pshaw, on Tue 29 Aug 2006 03:43:49a, kilikini meant to say...
>>>
>>>> "-L." > wrote in message
>>>> ups.com...
>>>>> notbob wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> So! ...what's the skinny? How did you and/or granny
>>>>>> really do it?
>>>>>>
>>> I've used lard, too, kili. Crisco produces very similar results,
>>> although
>>> not quite the same flavor. Both work much better than oil. It never
>> burns
>>> as oil often seems to do.
>>>
>> Okay, then it must be the oil that's producing less than satisfactory
>> results to the OP. Interesting.
>>
>> kili
>
>
> I've been using oil to fry chicken for at least 20 years and mine doesn't
> burn. I get a nice crispy crust too.
>
> Ms P
>
>


What kind of oil? I think peanut oil would work better than most.
Mom always used solid Crisco.

Bob