In article <CsTNi.1370$rD1.13@trnddc01>,
"Paul M. Cook" > wrote:

>
> "Myrl Jeffcoat" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> > I'm almost too embarrassed to admit this - but I absolutely adore
> > KFC's gravy. There seems to be some spice in it that I can't
> > identify. Would any of you have a clue what KFC puts in their gravy,
> > or have a recipe to make it?
> >
> > Myrl Jeffcoat
>
> To me it tastes the same as the gravy you buy in cans. They probably spike
> it up with some chicken base or bouillon or MSG or something. To me "real"
> grave just is not that salty. I mean when your lips crinkle it has too much
> salt.

When I worked at KFC back in 1975, we made the gravy from the stuff
we filtered from the oil, so it was basically the same ingredients
that went into the chicken, plus some extra flour for thickening.

I have no idea what they do now.

Mike Beede