1 bay leaf (optional)
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
In wide, shallow bowl, combine all ingredients. Add 3 to 4
pounds chicken to marinade; cover and refrigerate 1 hour or
longer, turning occasionally. Grill poultry and use
marinade for basting.





CHAPTER SIX CHICKEN FOR CROWDS

Do you have a wedding coming up? A school reunion?
Or you just want to have the crowd over? Well guess what!
I recommend chicken for the menu! Seriously, it's a good
choice because it's on almost everyone's diet, most people
like it, and it's probably the most economical main course
that can be served to crowds.
Frank and I both enjoy entertaining. There are many
months in the year when we entertain 50 associates (that's
the term used at Perdue Farms for employees) each week, and
at Christmas time, it has gotten up to 300 in a week.
People who know that Frank and I entertain a lot
sometimes ask why I don't have the parties catered. The
fact is, I don't want to hire somebody to do what I enjoy
doing anyway.
Besides, it wouldn't fit in with our lifestyle to have
catered affairs. Frank is actually a frugal and down-to-
earth man. He travels economy class, is careful to turn the