Chicken Chronicles: Part Duex

Dear Editor,

Since chickens are very much on the minds of Malta City Councilmen recently, I will pass on information shared with me recently by relatives: Chickens are raised in Santa Rosa, Calif., Portland, Ore., besides the city of Centennial in Colorado.

While my pen is warm, I'll apologize to the second and third generation of the Brosseau family. Their grandma did indeed raise a generous flock of chickens within Malta City limits. This elegant lady doted on them, and as I recall, she provided fryers to St. Mary’s; Fall Chicken Dinner, bringing many ‘frying pan ready,’ to my mother who nicely prepared them.

Later, Mrs. Brosseau took them to the church hall leaving Mama concocting chicken gravy. She in turn carried the delectable gravy in a gallon Karo Syrup can to be enjoyed by the crowd at St. Mary’s Hall. This leaves me with my mouth literally drooling at the long-ago memory of home-raised fried chicken!

I do have in my memory bank a few amusing chicken stories that gave friends and family (chicken) chuckles — laughter is the best medicine!

God bless all readers.

Helen DePuydt

Saco