Does Anyone Remember Engagement Chicken?
This recipe was everywhere during the 90s and early aughts. Then it seemingly vanished overnight. What does it mean about our society?
Could giving your partner a roasted chicken result in an engagement ring?
If you were a woman who read Cosmo in the 90s and 2000s, then the answer you might give is a solid “maybe.” Engagement Chicken was one of those weird quirks of the last two decades that everyone seemed to forget about.
I was mulling over (read: cringing over) the way I yearned for a marriage back in the day. I was, in fact, one of the people who did the Engagement Chicken recipe in a bid for a ring
Looking back, I don’t think that people fully acknowledged how bizarre this old magazine trend and urban legend really was. So, I guess I’ll revisit it today.