Personally, it seems that there are lotsa stories like this. They are always the best ones. It's so cool to here comments like these, "God, dinner was so f'in horrible but the wine we drank and the pizza ended up ordering were awesome"

Thanks to everyone who replied. You are a knowledgable bunch. Never would it have seemed that so many people would know to brine their birds. It's a great sign that our culture is indeed advancing and returning the to the hearth.

Autoque: glad that was better. It only took a minute to get it, soon as the reply was posted, - duh. Post #38 is a jambalaya recipe from last week. You should try it. http://www.xoutpost.com/lounge/54079-whats-lunch-4.html