Maryland Fried Chicken

Maryland Fried Chicken

3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 frying chickens(2 1/2 to 3 pounds each), cut up
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup Crisco

In bowl, combine flour, salt, and pepper. Dip chicken pieces first in beaten egg, then in flour mixture to coat. Brown chicken in hot Crisco. Reduce heat. Cover and cook until tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve with White Sauce, p. 85. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

White Sauce

1/4 cup Crisco
1/4 cup flour
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt

Melt Crisco in saucepan; stir in flour. Add milk and salt all at once; cook and stir over low heat until thickened. Makes 2 cups medium sauce.

Thin White Sauce: decrease Crisco and flour to 2 tablespoons each; proceed as above.

Crisco's Favorite Family Foods Cookbook, 1973