SC - Chicken and Waffles (was Speculating...)

[CBlackwill at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/12/00 11:28:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
allilyn at juno.com writes:

> We had breakfast, of-course-salad-is-real-food, and dinner.  Unless Dad
>  was stationed overseas, in which case we might only have supper.  The
>  traditional Christmas present wrapping night supper was waffles--big,
>  home-made ones with my Grandmother's old waffle iron--covered with
>  chicken in gravy.  The chicken was shredded into slivers and heated in
>  the chicken gravy.  

Is this the legendary southern US favorite "Chicken and Waffles"??  I have 
heard numerous references to that particular dish, in movies and '40's Swing 
music, but have never, in spite of all of my research, come across even a 
vague description of the recipe.  All of the "Chicken and Waffle" houses 
mentioned in these references are either closed, or never really existed to 
begin with.  I am determined to find out why I keep hearing about it (I 
believe it is an African-American favorite).  If anyone has any information 
on this topic, please respond to me, privately if you like, to save bandwidth.

Balthazar of Blackmoor

Complacency Breeds Contempt