On Oct 8, 1:15 pm, Mike Beede > wrote:
> In article <CsTNi.1370$rD1.13@trnddc01>,
> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
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> > "Myrl Jeffcoat" > wrote in message
> oups.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

I think they quit using any ingredient that resembled real chicken in
any way, a long time ago. To me, the stuff is disgusting. It tastes
like the gravy you buy in jars, which I was served once....

N.