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The Skillet

Date
1987-01-01
Restaurant
The Skillet
Physical description
22x14cm folded; 22x28cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Lake Erie Perch Filets 1 lb.$8.25
Filet of Sole 1 lb.$6.25
CHICKEN EATERS SPECIAL - 1/2 (4 pcs) delicious Golden Brown Broasted Chicken, Butterflake Roll and Honey$3.95
Shrimp (Colossal size) 1 lb.$12.95
Chicken Livers (Broasted) (Tuesday Nights only)$4.75
CHICKEN LIVERS & SAUTEED ONIONS - Served Tuesday nights only Fresh Chicken Livers prepared delightfully by "Broasting" Apple Butter Garnish$4.95
FILET MIGNON PETITE - The Skillet's special 5 1/2 ozBroiled choice Beef Tenderloin$9.25
CHOPPED SIRLOIN OF BEEF STEAK - A platter-sized Broiled Steak - deliciously seasoned and smotheredwith Sauteed Onions$4.50
CENTER CUT HAM STEAK - Hickory Smoked - Grilled pineapple Ring Generous one half pound serving$5.85
FILET OF SOLE - Natural Bonless White Meat Filets Deep Fried and brushed with Lemon Butter Served with Tartar Sauce$4.50
CANADIAN LAKE PERCH FILETS - finest Quality Fresh Water Perch Boned and Deep Fried Tartar Sauce and Lemon Wedge$5.75
FRIED-LOUISIANA GULF SHRIMP - Graded "Colossal" for large size! Fantail Round Shrimp with special light breading Extra Meaty - Served with snappy Cocktail Sauce$6.95
BROASTED CHICKEN SNACK - Same as Dinner except 1/4 (2 pcs) of Chicken$3.75
French fried potatoes$0.85
French Fried Potatoes - Box of 5 orders$3.50
Cream Cole Slaw (individual)$0.90
Cream Cole Slaw - Pint$1.85
French Fried Onion Rings$1.25
Warm Butterflake Roll$0.35
Warm Butterflake Roll - 1/2 dozen$1.60
Individual Honey$0.15
Individual Honey- 4 for$0.50
Breaded Mushrooms$1.50
BROASTED CHICKEN ALA SKILLET DINNER - The entire one half of a Golden Brown Spring Chicken, which has been pre-marinated in an exclusive Skillet preparation and then "Broasted" to a juicy perfection (See Receipe on back page) included in your Dinner is your choice of French Fries or Whipped Potatoes and Gravy Cream Cole Slaw Cranberry Apple Relish a warm Butterflake Roll and Honey and of course After Dinner mints it is served on a special Platter and then individually boxed for your dining convenience.$4.90
Buckets O' Chicken (half white, half dark meat), 8 pcs - 120 pcs, Extra charge for special orders$6.09 – $76.79
Since your order is cooked at the time it is placed, and never pre-cooked and in a warming oven, we suggest you call in advance of your arrival
Prices subject to change without notice
Lunch Hours Mon. Thurs. Sat. 11AM- 2PM
Dinner Hours 4 PM-8:30 PM The. Thur. Sat. 11 AM- 3:30 PM Sunday
Call for prices on any in-between or larger quantities.We can furnish any amount of Broasted Chicken, be it for 1 person or 101 people on very short notice.
All buckets are half white and half dark meat Extra charge for special orders
All Dinners include choice of Potato Cream Cole Slaw a warm Roll and Honey Garnishes and After-Dinner Mints - and are served on a platter and individually boxed

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Broasted Chicken Ala Skillet
(a) FIRST you take a chicken - a tender fresh young fryer grown locally.
(b) Cut it in 8 pieces and scrub it clean.
(c) Punch dozens of tiny holes in each piece. Careful you do not pierce the bone!
(d) Place the chicken in a wire basket and submerge it in a tank of especially-blended marinating fluid. A hydrometer is necessary to assure even consistancy of seasoning batch after batch.
(e) Put the tank, marination, and chicken into a vacuum chamber. Close the lid, and run the vacuum pressure up to 25 lbs.
(f) Release the vacuum, and voila! - the flavoring has penetrated the chicken to the bone.
(g) Remove the chicken from your marination and "dust" each piece lightly with a special browning flour. Please, no heavy grease-absorbing batter!
(h) Place in refrigerator for at least 4 hours to allow marination to "set".
(i) Cook in a pressure vessel developing at least 35 lbs. of pressure. This, of course, means using a Broaster since it is the only unit utilizing such high pressure. (It is the high pressure that retains the juices in lieu of a thick batter)
(j) Use a top-quality vegetable shortening to disperse the heat evenly around the chicken and to brown the flour.
(k) Remove from Broaster after 7 minutes of cooking at 380F. Cook each order as needed, it only takes 7 minutes. No problem, - particularly if you have 6 Broasters with a total capacity of 156 pcs. every 7 minutes, like The Skillet has!
(l) Make use of a simpler recipe - dial 234-6069 and give us your requirements. It will be waiting for you by the time you reach The Skillet.

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