On 29/04/2020 12:49, Ophelia wrote:


"Brian Reay"Â* wrote in message ...

On 29/04/2020 10:00, Mike Halmarack wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:49:49 +0000 (UTC), Brian Reay
wrote:

Mike Halmarack wrote:
Having overdosed on quack virus cures (in anticipation of the future
need...), I had the notion to try my cluck at DIYing a Chlorinated
Chicken costume. This as part of my plan to perform "Let's all sing
like the birdys sing" for my granddaughter via Skype.

I can manage most of the kit, but having an awkward head shape I'm
finding it difficult to get a pink rubber glove stretchedÂ* onto my
skull.

Does anyone have tips on getting my cockscomb into place for the
event?
Oil?
Soapy water?
Or, something more craftsmanlike?

If you what to accurately represent a chlorinated chicken, you need a
costume which makes you look like a plucked chicken, possibly even a
headless one. They dip the chickens after plucking ( and I think
gutting)
in a very weak solution of chlorinated water, then a rinse bath etc. The
idea is to kill nasty beasts on the surface.

A similar process is used here to wash things like salad etc that
goes into
prewashed bags of salad, fruit etc sold in shops.

So, in the interests of decency, probably best to just stick to being an
ordinary chicken ;-)

OK, let's split the diff (ouch!) and settle for "Aspiring Chlorinated
Chicken"


;-)

You also need to practice and American accent. AFAIK, the US is the only
country which uses the process, although, personally, I don't have an
issue with it.

Some years back, our eldest was studying in France and shared a flat
with another English student. They decided to buy a chicken for Sunday
dinner and went to an (excellent) market in Renne to buy a fresh
chicken. We'd taught our girls how to cook a roast dinner so eldest was
quite confident she knew what to do. However, she got a shock when she
opened the bag and discovered the head and neck were still attached.

I got a rather flustered phone call and had to explain that was quite
normal and she just needed to cut of the head and neck, discard the
head, boil the neck as she'd been shown with the giblets etc to make the
stock for the gravy. My wife insisted this was too gruesome for my
speech at eldest's wedding.

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Poor lass Even I wouldn't like to deal with that, but D. would have no
problem with itÂ*Â* He is a shooter and whatever he brings home, he
cleans it out first)

He wouldn't leave the head on and the giblets in lol

I attended a short course on keeping chickens which included how to
dispatch one and prepare it for cooking. It isn't something I've done
since but I'm sure I could, if I needed to.



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