[foodnfoto]

I found this on the egullet website and got quite a chuckle from it-so did my husband, and I thought I'd share it with all of you.

One would think being married to a pastry chef meant a ticket to culinary heaven......but in
my husband's case, it is sadly not true. By the time I get home from work, about the LAST thing
I wanna do is set foot in the kitchen. Truth be told, both me and my family eat like crap. I just
grab any food item that can be microwaved in under three minutes, and my husband and stepson are mostly on their own. Stepson lives on tortilla chips and lentils, while my husband will fry a steak, or eat a Swanson's Hungry Man Fried Chicken dinner, which he actually loves. But the poor dear finally came across a fried chicken dinner that somehow got by quality control at the ol' factory.
So disappointed was he, that he wrote this letter to the Swanson people, which I found rather amusing:
QUOTE
Dear People,

For nearly 50 years, since I was a young lad, I’ve enjoyed your Classic, and now, Hungry Man Classic Fried Chicken Dinner. It has been generally been my comfort food of choice, reminding me of those special occasions of youth when my mother would put aside our usual routine and allow my sister and I to savor the exotic pleasures of TV Dinners in front of our old B&W Philco.

I’ve even enjoyed the occasionally quirky way the chickens were sometimes butchered. It was always a challenge to guess at the correct avian anatomy through the layers of delicious batter.

This evening I was particularly challenged by one particular piece; it was approximately 3” in diameter, 1” thick and had an unusual cupped shape on the bottom. Upon dissection I discovered that there was no anatomy to be determined. . just a 1/4 pound loaf of fried batter.

Now I’m not usually one to complain. . and in truth, my ever expanding waistline will not miss another piece of chicken one bit. But I am concerned that your quality control provisions may need a bit of review.

I certainly want to continue to purchase your product but if the already declining percentage of chicken is reduced to pure batter, I’m afraid I’ll need to pursue another avenue to satiate my lust for fried chicken goodness. ( Don’t worry, I’d never eat Banquet. Even on their best days I’d prefer your fried batter )

I’ve placed this doughy gem in my freezer should you want to examine it. . or I could send you a photo ( which I’d suggest you have your line inspector wear for a day or two).

At any rate, It is my fervent hope that some good will come of this tragedy and I can once again resume my love affair with your product.

Regards,
(Annie's husband)

P.S. Thanks for getting rid of the peas and carrots combo.

[cape chef]

I like the part about the B&W Philco.

Scary, eh?!

[m brown]

now that was funny!
glad it was just dough.

thank you for sharing!!!!

[Mezzaluna]

I was preparing to hear it was something funky! I'm glad it wasn't. Let us know how this turns out. I'm finding companies are quite wanting in the customer service department.

[Salliem]

They more than likely will send him something like coupons off his next couple of frozen dinners.