Southern Style Fried Chicken
Thursday, February 03, 2005 @ 5:01 PM Southern Style Fried Chicken

Cut the chicken into desired pieces and have thoroughly chilled before cooking. Salt and pepper each piece, then carefully roll in flour. Have the frying fat very hot and drop a few pieces into it at a time. After each piece has been turned, lower the heat and cook until golden brown. Drain on brown paper. To make a delicious creamed gravy, you drain off the surplus fat when the chicken is fried, leaving all the crumbs in the frying pan; these must not be burnt. Add a little flour and stir while browning, then add 1/4 cup of hot water and stir until smooth. As this is very thick, thin it to desired thickness of gravy with milk or cream. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

A perfect Plantation dinner or Southern dinner consists of Fried Chicken, butter beans, spinach ring wiht hard boiled eggs, green salad of mixed vegetables, lemon pie or a cobbler of fresh peaches or berries. Oh yes, don't forget to have plenty of mint for your tea, and no bread could take the place of hot biscuit. Have an extra pound of butter and a dish of preserves.