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Oh pshaw, on Wed 30 Aug 2006 05:22:04a, kilikini meant to say...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> 28.19...
>> 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
>> > 28.19...
>> >> Oh pshaw, on Wed 30 Aug 2006 06:56:34p, Goomba38 meant to say...
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>> >> > Lobster Man wrote:
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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. :-)
>> >>
>> >
>> > Nor in mine! Pour gravy over the chicken? Sacriledge.

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>> 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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> Isn't the whole point of fried chicken is for it to be crispy? Why
> slather it and sog it up in a sauce? That just seems disgusting to me.
> Soggy crust? If I wanted flimsy skin, I'd just boil the chicken.
> <shudder>
>
> kili


Yup, I've never understood it.

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