To: Don Pueblo who wrote (7419 ) 2/14/1998 1:06:00 PM From: Rambi Read Replies (2) | Respond to
Dear Mr. Tastes Like Chicken, Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior to see if there were a correct greeting for poultry. I was horrified to see that she has paid absolutely no attention to this important question of etiquette. Of course, she may never have received a letter from a chicken so I shouldn't judge her too harshly. I did manage to get some help from my Boston Cooking School Cook Book but I must tell you I'm a little surprised at the elaborate and rather intime traditional greeting ritual. However, perhaps chickens aren't as adverse to intimacy as humans?To address poultry- Remove hair and down by holding the bird over a flame, constantly changing position until all parts have been exposed. Cut off the head and draw out pinfeathers, using a small pointed knife. Cut through the skin around the leg below the joint; place leg at this cut over the edge of a board, press downward to snap the bone, then take foot in right hand, holding bird firmly in left hand, and pull off foot. Make an incision through skin below breastbone, just large enough to admit the hand. With the hand remove entrails, gizzard, heart and liver. Draw down neck skin, and cut off neck close to body.. Wipe inside and out. If there is a disagreeable odor, clean at once. Poultry dressed in this way are- Poultry dressed in --- Addressing Poultry faux pas , wouldn't it? I guess you would have had some grave doubts about my hostess training!
