When a vegetarian marries a hunter/meat eater

@shaggin (70024)
United States
March 21, 2023 6:23pm CST
I got a big package of chicken drumsticks for free. I got offered two but had never made them before so just took the one package. My husband and all the kids eat meat so I found what I thought looked like a delicious recipe to make for them “Creamy Garlic Chicken Drumsticks”. I opened the package and saw the skin was somewhat pulled back, and there was some hair and scales oh my…I thought to myself no one would ever want to eat this! It took forever but I peeled and cut all that extra skin off feeling like I knew what it must be like for someone to circumcise a Jewish teenager. After all this work my husband came home and I found out I wasn’t supposed to do any of that. He said it will dry it out. Thankfully it turned out good and they said is a keeper recipe but to spice it up next time. I do hope you were able to chuckle at my post though and not get to grossed out. I have an odd sense of humor. I was going to post this on Facebook but knew my husband and my son would probably both lecture me for sharing something so weird so here it is at myLot lol.
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@DaddyEvil (126754)
• United States
21 Mar
You could always tell them to make their own meals...
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@DaddyEvil (126754)
• United States
22 Mar
@shaggin I'm sorry, hon. I wish I could help you.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
22 Mar
@DaddyEvil you do just by being kind here
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@DaddyEvil (126754)
• United States
22 Mar
@shaggin I worry about you.
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@RebeccasFarm (103600)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
21 Mar
I used to do that for work everyday skinning chickens. I know what you are saying Well lucky it did not dry out and that the recipe was good for that portion of meat. Yeah I do not know how you handle meat being a vegetarian but good you can
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
22 Mar
@RebeccasFarm if someone offers it to me again I think I won’t even accept one package this time . I loose my appetite for quite some time after having to cook things like this.
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@RebeccasFarm (103600)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
22 Mar
@shaggin It does be revolting..I agree.
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@marlina (156307)
• Canada
22 Mar
Must have been a hard job.
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@wolfgirl569 (78489)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Mar
If you had not fixed chicken before that is understandable. . To me the skin is the best part
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
22 Mar
@wolfgirl569 just thinking of you eating that skin I saw makes me almost gag . My son told me when I had done a few that he thought I was supposed to leave the skin on as that’s how he’s always eaten it. I said I thought it it was just breading on the chicken that they are eating. I forgot to tell him he was right I’ll have to do that tomorrow. I may actually have mentioned it to him earlier but I don’t recall at the moment.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
22 Mar
@wolfgirl569 thankfully this was in a kind of gravy so it didn’t dry out.
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@wolfgirl569 (78489)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Mar
@shaggin The skin is what the breading attaches to. The skin does also help hold the moisture in also
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@aninditasen (13996)
• Raurkela, India
22 Mar
I am more a vegetarian than a non- vegetarian. I take non- veg only thrice a week.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
23 Mar
@aninditasen that’s a good ratio. I haven’t eaten it in 32 years. I stopped eating it when I was 7.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
23 Mar
@aninditasen I’m a vegetarian
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@aninditasen (13996)
• Raurkela, India
23 Mar
@shaggin Are you a vegetarian or a non- vegetarian.
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@JimBo452020 (52126)
• Montrose, Scotland
22 Mar
Jewish kids don't get circumcised here now. Doctors won't do it unless it's medically necessary and Rabbis are not allowed to Yvonne says it's a good thing. Her oldest son got it done against her will and she said it was traumatic for the boy and her as he screamed and wasn't right afterwards for weeks.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
22 Mar
@JimBo452020 it can be a big money maker for doctors I’ve been told
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@JimBo452020 (52126)
• Montrose, Scotland
22 Mar
@shaggin Aye. It would be.
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@JimBo452020 (52126)
• Montrose, Scotland
22 Mar
@shaggin They shouldn't do it if there is no medical need
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@coldplay8 (5385)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
24 Mar
we all have different ways of cooking. i leave the skin.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
24 Mar
@coldplay8 I just assumed as gross as it looked it should be removed.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
25 Mar
@coldplay8 it did take so long to take the skin all off
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@coldplay8 (5385)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
25 Mar
@shaggin it is but i am too lazy even it is necessary to be removed. also when you bake it, you can eat it, it is tasty.
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@allen0187 (58247)
• Philippines
22 Mar
Your humor is fine. I find my humor darker than usual. Good thing the chicken recipe was a success.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
23 Mar
@allen0187 I’m glad you weren’t grossed out by my sense of humor. I was pretty grossed out while cooking this food though . Yes I was so thankful. I was on the verge of tears and just giving up after my husband told me it would be all dried out. He was wrong.
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@LadyDuck (439814)
• Switzerland
22 Mar
Both my husband and I are not vegetarian, but I do the same with chicken, I remove the excess skin, that it's not even healthy.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
22 Mar
@LadyDuck it looks so much nicer after all the skin and scaly parts and hair were off it. It looked so gross how it was in the package.
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@LadyDuck (439814)
• Switzerland
22 Mar
@shaggin I fully agree with you, I like chicken, but too much skin looks gross.
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@rakski (114592)
• Philippines
21 Mar
good to know it turned out good
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
23 Mar
@rakski yes it was such a relief. Thank you!
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@rakski (114592)
• Philippines
23 Mar
@shaggin yes, now you can cook more for them
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@just4him (278814)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Mar
The skin is the best part of the chicken. I used to eat it before I realized I'm allergic to chicken. Still, turkey is much the same. I love the skin. I'm glad your recipe turned out well.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
23 Mar
@just4him that’s good you can eat Turkey at least. Hard to be allergic to something you like
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@just4him (278814)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
23 Mar
@shaggin Yes, it is hard, but I've gotten used to it.
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@FayeHazel (40391)
• United States
23 Mar
I think it is really nice you made that for them even though you yourself don't eat meat. :-)
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
23 Mar
@FayeHazel my mom always says that too. Thank you! It isn’t appropriated here it’s expected.
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@FayeHazel (40391)
• United States
24 Mar
@shaggin Hm. That's unfortunate that that is the attitude. :/
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@Icydoll (37202)
• India
22 Mar
I'm glad that it turned out well. I don't prefer chicken with skin. My mother cooks us some non veg dishes even if she doesn't eat it .
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
23 Mar
@icydoll that’s wonderful of your mother! It’s hard to come up with meals here to suit everyone.
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@Adie04 (18012)
22 Mar
Nope. No worries. Me and mum is vegetarian while dad and brother is meat lover. Though now dad slowly turning to vegetarian too.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
23 Mar
@Adie04 that is awesome why is he slowly changing?
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@Adie04 (18012)
23 Mar
@shaggin I'm not sure. Maybe of his nature that likes to eat meat.
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@leighnyork (1273)
22 Mar
your experience of preparing chicken drumsticks for the first time was challenging but humorous, and it's great to see that the end result was enjoyed by their family. It's always interesting to try new recipes and learn from mistakes.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
23 Mar
@leighnyork I love making new recipes. This one grossed me out pretty bad though. I hate dealing with tendons and veins and bones . I’m glad you found my story funny.
@snowy22315 (154758)
• United States
22 Mar
Well, glad they liked the recipe anyway. I wouldn't like cooking meat if I was a veg. but I guess you get used to it.
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@sjvg1976 (42047)
• Delhi, India
22 Mar
I also do not like to share everything on Facebook so share things here.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
23 Mar
@sjvg1976 hurray for myLot! .
@jstory07 (129858)
• Roseburg, Oregon
22 Mar
And in the end you had good chicken to eat.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
23 Mar
@jstory07 yes so thankfully when I started to get teary eyed and wanted to just toss it I didn’t.
@sallypup (54871)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Mar
So you are not a meat eater and yet you are expected to cut up what you find precious? Your husband should at least share in the chore. I don't understand how you manage emotionally.
@sol_cee (38267)
• Philippines
23 Mar
Lol to 'circumcise a Jewish teenager'
@JudyEv (311819)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar
I don't think it's that weird at all. Many people on a diet skin the chicken as it's supposed to contain a lot of fat/calories.
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@shaggin (70024)
• United States
22 Mar
@Judyev ah okay so then my mom was right about that. She said it’s fine it can be cut off to save calories that it’s extra fat and it won’t hurt anything me cutting it off.
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