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Oh pshaw, on Wed 30 Aug 2006 04:11:38a, kilikini meant to say...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Oh pshaw, on Wed 30 Aug 2006 06:56:34p, Goomba38 meant to say...
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>> > Lobster Man wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've loved fried chicken all my life. My grandmother made it just
>> >> about every Sunday for dinner. She always did it just right, perfect
>> >> hot for the evening meal, with enough left over for cold lunches on
>> >> Monday or Tuesday. It looked good and tasted good too!
>> >>
>> >> She made milk gravy with a little of the leftover oil and the
>> >> "goody" (the bits of crust that built up in the bottom of the pan).
>> >> Usually spooned the gravy over fresh mashed potatoes, but sometimes
>> >> over toast or sliced homemade bread.
>> >
>> > Isn't that "Maryland Fried Chicken" ??
>> >

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>> Throughout most of the south creamed gravy is commonly served with
>> fried chicken. Maryland Fried Chicken is often served with the gravy
>> poured over the fried chicken. Not a pleasant prospect in my book. :-)
>>

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> Nor in mine! Pour gravy over the chicken? Sacriledge.


I totally agree. I have a "thing" about not putting gravies or sauces on
meats that have been fried with a crisp coating. For me, that means fried
chicken and chicken fried steak. I don't mind having gravy on the side,
but *never* poured over it. I have an aunt who always poured gravy over
the entire platter of chicken fried steak that she had just fried to a
crisp perfection. I wouldn't eat it. I always asked her to save me a
couple of pieces before she drowned them in gravy. I ordered Maryland
Fried Chicken once in a restaurant only to find it covered in gravy.
Bleh!

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