What's better than homemade broth to naturally begin to feel better.
I happened to have a rotisserie chicken from the local market in the fridge - so I put it on to boil (the chicken, silly, not the fridge).
A few minutes after the broth began to boil, I noticed the store had trussed the chicken and the string needed to be removed.
Not wanting to retrieve the hot chicken from the water, I pinched the string that was sticking up out of the water and cut it. Now, holding one end of the string, I should simply be able to remove the string with a slight tug. Right?
Hmmm. Seems they didn't just tie the legs, seems they wrapped about 5 miles of string around the chicken and maybe even took a few detours through the middle of the bird just to make this fun!
Still determined not to remove the whole hot bird from the pot...I tugged. I pulled. I yanked. I heaved - I...well...
Does the word TREBUCHET mean anything to you?
Suddenly and without warning - the string DID come out of the pot. But so did the bird - and trust me - there was nothing simple about it!
As I stood there shocked at the sight of a flying bird in my kitchen - I may have slightly regretted not taking the time to research what I was getting into.
Chickens really CAN fly! Flying poultry - might look cool - but the landing- it ain't pretty!
Next time - I really need to make sure there are "No strings attached" before I commit to something potentially messy!
(see what I did there?)
“Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, and he who makes haste with his feet errs.” (Or even hands? Perhaps?)
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.
Can't say I feel better yet, but yes - it was funny. Extremely messy - but funny.
Yep. It happened about this suddenly!
And for those who might remember...Run away...run away!!!
They say you can tell when pasta is done by flinging a piece on the wall. I don't recommend this for chicken...much less...a whole chicken.
Just Thinkin',
Kathy
