Do You Want Whiskers With That?

[sandyRoe]

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/a-lab-has-confirmed-that-the-%E2%80%98kfc-fried-rat%E2%80%99-was-actually-chicken/ar-AAc1CMC

During the siege of Derry a fine specimen could fetch 6d. They are probably quite nutritious.

[Old_Geezer]

I think if they served that shape they should expect folk to believe it was what it looked like.

Darned awkward, but a little training of staff to spot such publicity risks and keep them back to themselves, might not go amiss.

Need to ensure that didn't turn into a free-for-all of free food with staff claiming everything looks rat-like.

[1ozzy]

A good thing it's been ratified..

..Think I may have used a similar line once before ;-)

[Svejk]

I didn't realise KFC were around in those days, sandy. What did they taste like?

[aelmpvw]

i'm not surprised that it wasn't rat but i am surprised that it was chicken

[Svejk]

Did you coypu & paste that, ozzy?

[sandyRoe]

svejk, 6d in those days was a fortune. I could never afford one.

[Svejk]

Ah, right. ;)

[1ozzy]

Not quite Svejk.
Though I'm making a bit of a connection with Ireland and rats ;-)

What would this one have been worth Sandy?

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Animals-and-Nature/Question1331903.html

[sandyRoe]

1ozzy, you'd get a Sunday lunch out of that one and left overs for sandwiches on Monday. There's easily half a crowns worth there.

[Old_Geezer]

They are still about, there is a drive through KFC just up the road from me.

Walked there and tried it about a year or two ago (not just drive in, you can go inside) for nostalgia's sake. Seem to recall the coating tasted nice and wanted to retry it once more.

Found it confusing inside, more like one of those burger places, with menus up and not easy to understand what was on offer. I ended up just choosing something more or less at random as I couldn't really work out how to simply get a few chicken pieces.

Was not overly impressed. It was, ok, I suppose but not the flavour delight I thought I recalled from my youth. Not been tempted to have a return visit. Maybe one day.