|
|
Alisa
Saylor (L), Marlene McGlinch (C), and Patty McGlinch make a
“batch” of noodles in the
Greenville VFW kitchen. (Arlene Meyers photo)
|
|
Skipper of the VFW
Chicken Noodle Ship!
By Lyn Bliss, Senior Scribe
www.darkecountyseniors.us
GREENVILLE - “Most of the chicken noodle dinners I have fixed have been
fundraisers or for membership dinners at the post.” said Marlene
McGlinch when questioned about her noodle making and chicken cooking at
Greenville’s V.F.W.
McGlinch’s most recent chicken noodle dinner was held at the Post on
March 11, to help raise funds for the Post’s insurance premium.
She says she has probably prepared 25-30 chicken noodle dinners “from
scratch” during the last 22 years. The first one was the “Womanless
Wedding” held during the Auxiliary Christmas Party in 1988.
McGlinch starts to work in the kitchen a day or two before the meal is
to be served. The first job is making the noodles. This process takes 2
– 3 hours and requires help. The noodles are made from a recipe
she learned from her mother and mother-in-law. The noodles are mixed,
cut and laid out to dry on the long tables at the VFW. About 8-9
pounds of noodles are made at one time.
After the noodles are drying, the chicken is cleaned and boiled. She
uses about ten pounds of chicken legs and thighs for each “batch.” The
chicken cooks for about two hours and then cools enough to allow the
meat to be picked off the bone. The picking takes most of another
hour’s work.
“I don’t use a recipe, just cook the chicken in water to make the
broth.” said McGlinch regarding the “chicken” part of the meal. “We’ll
feed 40 to 50 people, depending on how generous the servers are.”
McGlinch asked community members to watch the VFW sign for upcoming
chicken/noodle meals.
|
|
Marlene
McGlinch cooks the chicken legs and thighs for an upcoming
chicken/noodle
dinner at the Greenville VFW. (Arlene Meyers photo)
|
|
Just
one table full of homemade noodles drying for an
upcoming chicken/noodle dinner
at the Greenville VFW. (Arlene Meyers
photo)
|
|
|
|
