Sweet Chicken

I made a big pot of chicken soup last night. Once the aroma started to
permeate the house, and whenever I tasted the chicken, I was struck very
strongly by a sweet aroma. I kept thinking it was reminiscent of
vanilla, but eventually realized that it smelled VERY MUCH like
CORNBREAD! I used chicken wings, onion, celery, garlic, zucchini,
cabbage, chicken buillon and mushrooms. I'm pretty sure it's the
chicken itself that is the source of this tantilizing aroma. I'm not
complaining -- it smells GREAT -- but it just seems so ODD to me that
I'm wondering if others have experienced this. Is this what REALLY
fresh chicken is like (I have no idea how fresh it was other than I
bought 2 packages of Foster Farms wings at the grocery store last
night).

BTW, I was watching the Ellen Degeneres show a week or two when one of
her guests was a chef. SHE was the one who suggested using chicken
wings to make chicken soup since there are more bones that way and the
marrow in the BONES is what makes it really flavorful. It was a GREAT
idea!

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Saffire
205/147/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

"Saffire" wrote in message
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I made a big pot of chicken soup last night. Once the aroma started to
permeate the house, and whenever I tasted the chicken, I was struck very
strongly by a sweet aroma. I kept thinking it was reminiscent of
vanilla, but eventually realized that it smelled VERY MUCH like
CORNBREAD! I used chicken wings, onion, celery, garlic, zucchini,
cabbage, chicken buillon and mushrooms. I'm pretty sure it's the
chicken itself that is the source of this tantilizing aroma. I'm not
complaining -- it smells GREAT -- but it just seems so ODD to me that
I'm wondering if others have experienced this. Is this what REALLY
fresh chicken is like (I have no idea how fresh it was other than I
bought 2 packages of Foster Farms wings at the grocery store last
night).

BTW, I was watching the Ellen Degeneres show a week or two when one of
her guests was a chef. SHE was the one who suggested using chicken
wings to make chicken soup since there are more bones that way and the
marrow in the BONES is what makes it really flavorful. It was a GREAT
idea!

--
Saffire
205/147/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Chicken, when cooked right, always has a pleasant smell.. Apparently you
cooked it right .

I tend to do a whole chicken on the rotisserie, or chicken parts in the slow
cooker, but that's just me.

The best cooks don't need as many appliances, I think. Way to go, Saffire!

"Saffire" wrote in message
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I made a big pot of chicken soup last night. Once the aroma started to
permeate the house, and whenever I tasted the chicken, I was struck very
strongly by a sweet aroma. I kept thinking it was reminiscent of
vanilla, but eventually realized that it smelled VERY MUCH like
CORNBREAD! I used chicken wings, onion, celery, garlic, zucchini,
cabbage, chicken buillon and mushrooms. I'm pretty sure it's the
chicken itself that is the source of this tantilizing aroma. I'm not
complaining -- it smells GREAT -- but it just seems so ODD to me that
I'm wondering if others have experienced this. Is this what REALLY
fresh chicken is like (I have no idea how fresh it was other than I
bought 2 packages of Foster Farms wings at the grocery store last
night).

BTW, I was watching the Ellen Degeneres show a week or two when one of
her guests was a chef. SHE was the one who suggested using chicken
wings to make chicken soup since there are more bones that way and the
marrow in the BONES is what makes it really flavorful. It was a GREAT
idea!

--
Saffire
205/147/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Chicken, when cooked right, always has a pleasant smell.. Apparently you
cooked it right .

I tend to do a whole chicken on the rotisserie, or chicken parts in the slow
cooker, but that's just me.

The best cooks don't need as many appliances, I think. Way to go, Saffire!

could it be the chickens' diet that made the difference?

some corn fed chickens taste sweeter than normal chickens...



Saffire wrote:

I made a big pot of chicken soup last night. Once the aroma started to
permeate the house, and whenever I tasted the chicken, I was struck very
strongly by a sweet aroma. I kept thinking it was reminiscent of
vanilla, but eventually realized that it smelled VERY MUCH like
CORNBREAD! I used chicken wings, onion, celery, garlic, zucchini,
cabbage, chicken buillon and mushrooms. I'm pretty sure it's the
chicken itself that is the source of this tantilizing aroma. I'm not
complaining -- it smells GREAT -- but it just seems so ODD to me that
I'm wondering if others have experienced this. Is this what REALLY
fresh chicken is like (I have no idea how fresh it was other than I
bought 2 packages of Foster Farms wings at the grocery store last
night).

BTW, I was watching the Ellen Degeneres show a week or two when one of
her guests was a chef. SHE was the one who suggested using chicken
wings to make chicken soup since there are more bones that way and the
marrow in the BONES is what makes it really flavorful. It was a GREAT
idea!

could it be the chickens' diet that made the difference?

some corn fed chickens taste sweeter than normal chickens...



Saffire wrote:

I made a big pot of chicken soup last night. Once the aroma started to
permeate the house, and whenever I tasted the chicken, I was struck very
strongly by a sweet aroma. I kept thinking it was reminiscent of
vanilla, but eventually realized that it smelled VERY MUCH like
CORNBREAD! I used chicken wings, onion, celery, garlic, zucchini,
cabbage, chicken buillon and mushrooms. I'm pretty sure it's the
chicken itself that is the source of this tantilizing aroma. I'm not
complaining -- it smells GREAT -- but it just seems so ODD to me that
I'm wondering if others have experienced this. Is this what REALLY
fresh chicken is like (I have no idea how fresh it was other than I
bought 2 packages of Foster Farms wings at the grocery store last
night).

BTW, I was watching the Ellen Degeneres show a week or two when one of
her guests was a chef. SHE was the one who suggested using chicken
wings to make chicken soup since there are more bones that way and the
marrow in the BONES is what makes it really flavorful. It was a GREAT
idea!