Valentine's Preview
@GardenGerty (157485)
United States
February 10, 2018 10:24am CST
Today we are going to have "Valentine's Day" together.
We will be going to a factory store for Russel Stover's chocolate, and then on to the historic Brookeville Hotel for family style fried chicken and sides.
It is actually a new replica of the historic Kansas hotel, as it has moved from Brookeville, Ks. to Abilene, Ks. The menu is still the same. Fried Chicken, old family recipe of Coleslaw, relishes, sides and all still one price.
I should be back this afternoon and post some more.
There are very few places that serve fried chicken any more. It is usually nuggets, or planks or strips of chicken breast meat, but this place serves the real deal.
I was craving fried chicken last night. This is something I do not cook well at home.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Feb 18
Your stomach is going to have a good time today.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
11 Feb 18
Yes, and I brought home chocolate, of course, but also leftovers from our very nice meal. Each person is given half a chicken, in pieces, of course.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Feb 18
@timely he made me smile too!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Feb 18
I hope you enjoy your day together. How is the weather in Kansas today? It is over cast and rainy here in North Carolina.
I love russel stover chocolates!
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
12 Feb 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum I brought home way too much chocolate.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
11 Feb 18
Over cast, cold, misting ice. It is fun to go to this factory store, smells heavenly when you walk in.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
12 Feb 18
@GardenGerty We are getting warmer here. It's been rainy, but it's not cold enough to turn to ice.
I bet it does smell very heavenly, and very tempting!
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
11 Feb 18
The owner of this place comes and sits and talks with everyone. I told him I do not fry chicken well at home, and he laughed and said it is very messy to do. I am not sure why restaurants do not make this often anymore.
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@LadyDuck (457393)
• Switzerland
11 Feb 18
@GardenGerty Fried chicken is not something you will find in Europe, unless there is a KFC in the area. We have none in Switzerland.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
11 Feb 18
@LadyDuck I imagine not. I bet you have other great foods we do not get to have here.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
11 Feb 18
Those family style restaurants are really good, too. I hope you find what you are looking for.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
11 Feb 18
Jealous, i love fried chicken.
Hope you enjoyed yourselves
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
11 Feb 18
Oh, we did. And it was nice not to fight crowds. I did have reservations.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
10 Feb 18
That sounds wonderful! What do they serve as relishes?
If you're ever near Romeoville, IL, I highly recommend going to White Fence Farm and ordering their chicken. All of the dinners are served with bean salad, cole slaw, cottage cheese, pickled beets, the best corn fritters I've ever had in my entire life, and choice of potato with a chicken gravy.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
11 Feb 18
I will write down the recommendation. The relishes depend on the time of year and what is in stock. Yesterday it was bread and butter pickles and pickled peaches. I have had pickled carrots and other veggies as well. Always cole slaw, creamed corn,(which is not our favorite, but is traditional). There were homemade biscuits with butter and strawberry jam. Mashed potatoes, cream gravy and cottage cheese, too. Since we brought home leftovers, the corn went into the soup pot here.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
11 Feb 18
@GardenGerty Now I'm hungry again! 
I just realized that when we stopped in Joliet, IL during our cross-country road trip in 2016, we were just 10 miles from White Fence Farm. We could have stopped by to have lunch! 
No one else besides me in my family has been there before.
I just realized that when we stopped in Joliet, IL during our cross-country road trip in 2016, we were just 10 miles from White Fence Farm. We could have stopped by to have lunch! No one else besides me in my family has been there before.1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
12 Feb 18
I did have a lovely time. Although this is a "family friendly" restaurant, children are expected to behave and do. Adults make conversation and people do not spend all their time on electronics. We walked in at 12:20, and were seated immediately, and had hot, fresh food by 12:30. No one rushed us out and it was just nice all the way around.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
10 Feb 18
Sounds like a very nice day ahead. I hope you have a good meal and enjoy your time together.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
11 Feb 18
The food was very good. It is a little drive from here, but that is okay. We talk when we drive places. Or I nap.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
11 Feb 18
@GardenGerty My boyfriend and I talk when we travel places too and if it's a long trip i will sometimes nap til i have to drive.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
12 Feb 18
Fried chicken is a childhood favorite of mine and it still is. So, you already have an early Valentine's date.
How was the food?
We have yet to tell about the foods to be served on my Valentine's day with my hubby together with his brother and wife and her 82-year old widowed auntie. It will be an acoustic Valentine's dinner at a posh hotel.
How was the food?
We have yet to tell about the foods to be served on my Valentine's day with my hubby together with his brother and wife and her 82-year old widowed auntie. It will be an acoustic Valentine's dinner at a posh hotel.1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
11 Feb 18
It was a great thing to do on a very cold day.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
11 Feb 18
Thank you. Yes, it is quite good.
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
11 Feb 18
We have done this before at these two places. It is a pleasant place to eat with no distracting noise or disruption. Good service, and good food.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Feb 18
Have Fun! I cook fried chicken, that is one of my fav`s.
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