McInteer Villa, Sallie House, & Amelia Earhart's Favorite Fried Chicken & Biscuits

Enjoy the journey as we reflect on our vacation to a very haunted Atchison, Kansas. Home of aviator Amelia Earhart and her mom’s fried chicken and biscuits. 

Recipe: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clotho98/5706580236/in/pool-vintage_recipes/

2 frying chickens

½ cup butter (113 grams) 

¼ cup other shortening (56.5 grams)

3 tablespoons flour

2 cups milk (473.2 ml)

Salt and pepper

Have chicken cut into suitable pieces for serving.  Prepare for cooking and roll in seasoned flour.  Melt butter and shortening in deep frying pan and brown the chicken evenly on all sides.  When browned, add ¼ cup water, cover and cook slowly until the chicken is tender, about 30 minutes.  Remove the chicken to a hot platter.  Stir flour into fat in the pan, remove from the fire and add milk; then bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thick and smooth.  Let simmer for five minutes, season with salt and pepper, if necessary, and pour over chicken.  Arrange Royal Biscuits around edge of platter.  Services 8.

Royal Biscuits

2 cups flour (240 grams)

4 teaspoons Baking Powder (Royal was the brand back then)

½ teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons shortening

¾ cup milk (177.5 ml)

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; add shortening and mix in thoroughly with fork.  Add liquid to make soft dough.  Turn out on floured board and toss lightly until outside looks smooth.  Roll out ½ inch thick.  Cut with floured biscuit cutter.  Place on greased pan.  Bake in hot over at 475 degrees F (246 Celsius) about 12 minutes. 

“Buttered carrots and peas add lovely color to this platter.  To make cups for the peas, boil white turnips until tender and hollow out the centers.” 

Tip: Prepare the turnips in advance: boil the turnips in salted water with the skin on for 30 minutes.  Let the turnips cool to make them easier to peel. Scoop out enough turnip to make a cup.  If they still need cooking you can cook them in the microwave before serving with buttered peas and carrots. 

Other References from the show:

Atchison Hauntings, we’ll put the link in our show notes https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-hauntedatchison/

Amelia Earhart article from NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/07/08/536024928/amelia-earharts-travel-menu-relied-on-three-rules-and-peoples-generosity

The blog from US Ghost Adventures gives a good history of Sallie House https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/31-days-of-halloween/sallie-house/

 

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